Depends. . . does he weigh 150 or 250? Absortpion is different.W.T":1oayaeop said:If a CDL carrying person has Three beers 8 hrs before going to work he may not pass a breathalyzer. Depending on how fast his body can process Alcohol. Legal limit.04 1/2 of a regular driver.
W.T":un9be32s said:If a CDL carrying person has Three beers 8 hrs before going to work he may not pass a breathalyzer. Depending on how fast his body can process Alcohol. Legal limit.04 1/2 of a regular driver.
I've been around lots of people that drink a few and drive home. I've never, ever heard any of them say "i'm going to go cause an accident and kill someone" before they drive away.JMJ Farms":1kqtg79o said:That's intent in my book.
cow pollinater":30akm7wj said:I've been around lots of people that drink a few and drive home. I've never, ever heard any of them say "i'm going to go cause an accident and kill someone" before they drive away.JMJ Farms":30akm7wj said:That's intent in my book.
No it doesn't. That was my point. Murder requires intent and the intent to kill is not there.JMJ Farms":59tareui said:That makes them a murderer.
And in Washington, where this happened, vehicular homicide does not have "intent" in the code section. Said that before.cow pollinater":201lcne4 said:No it doesn't. That was my point. Murder requires intent and the intent to kill is not there.JMJ Farms":201lcne4 said:That makes them a murderer.
Ojp6":2z6as743 said:Have I driven after drinking more than I should have? Yes, I did one time. Did I make that decision with the intent to kill someone? No I did not. I drove approximately 5 miles down gravel roads under 30 miles per hour because I didn't have anywhere else to go. I didn't feel like sleeping in my car was a viable option at the temperature it was outside and I didn't have enough gas to idle until morning. I had a place to stay at the start of the night but was asked to leave at 3 in the morning after a night of drinking. I made it home without an issue and have never done it again. I don't think that if I would have been pulled over I should have faced life in prison. I made a poor decision but it was simply an attempt to make it to a safe place I could sleep it off. In hindsight, I should have called everyone I knew and asked for a ride before I drove, but my family was out of town and I didn't have a lot of friends outside of those who were also drunk that night. I've thought about that decision a lot since I made it, and I rarely drink past the legal limit when I'm not at home.
Personally, I know someone who got two DWIs in under 3 months and only got 15 days in jail. I think repeat offenders should face far harsher penalties because that means that after doing it once and getting caught, they were unable to change their ways. This means that they need some kind of a wake up call and jail time might do it.
JMJ Farms":292xjod2 said:Ojp6":292xjod2 said:Have I driven after drinking more than I should have? Yes, I did one time. Did I make that decision with the intent to kill someone? No I did not. I drove approximately 5 miles down gravel roads under 30 miles per hour because I didn't have anywhere else to go. I didn't feel like sleeping in my car was a viable option at the temperature it was outside and I didn't have enough gas to idle until morning. I had a place to stay at the start of the night but was asked to leave at 3 in the morning after a night of drinking. I made it home without an issue and have never done it again. I don't think that if I would have been pulled over I should have faced life in prison. I made a poor decision but it was simply an attempt to make it to a safe place I could sleep it off. In hindsight, I should have called everyone I knew and asked for a ride before I drove, but my family was out of town and I didn't have a lot of friends outside of those who were also drunk that night. I've thought about that decision a lot since I made it, and I rarely drink past the legal limit when I'm not at home.
Personally, I know someone who got two DWIs in under 3 months and only got 15 days in jail. I think repeat offenders should face far harsher penalties because that means that after doing it once and getting caught, they were unable to change their ways. This means that they need some kind of a wake up call and jail time might do it.
I'm glad you made it home safely. But the highlighted quote shows that you made a conscious decision to drive while intoxicated. Had you killed someone, then why should you not face the same fate as they did? Would you rather be cold a while or kill someone with your vehicle? Every drunk driverTHINKS they can make it home ok.
When you are drunk it's really easy to rationalize anything. When I got busted, if I would have given it any thought I would have rationalized it by saying "I had to drive, I was too drunk to stand up, let alone walk"Ojp6":1homen5n said:Have I driven after drinking more than I should have? Yes, I did one time. Did I make that decision with the intent to kill someone? No I did not. I drove approximately 5 miles down gravel roads under 30 miles per hour because I didn't have anywhere else to go. I didn't feel like sleeping in my car was a viable option at the temperature it was outside and I didn't have enough gas to idle until morning. I had a place to stay at the start of the night but was asked to leave at 3 in the morning after a night of drinking. I made it home without an issue and have never done it again. I don't think that if I would have been pulled over I should have faced life in prison. I made a poor decision but it was simply an attempt to make it to a safe place I could sleep it off. In hindsight, I should have called everyone I knew and asked for a ride before I drove, but my family was out of town and I didn't have a lot of friends outside of those who were also drunk that night. I've thought about that decision a lot since I made it, and I rarely drink past the legal limit when I'm not at home.
Personally, I know someone who got two DWIs in under 3 months and only got 15 days in jail. I think repeat offenders should face far harsher penalties because that means that after doing it once and getting caught, they were unable to change their ways. This means that they need some kind of a wake up call and jail time might do it.
W.T":v6lsz2jf said:There are very few people on this board if any that haven't drove a vehicle while under the influence. There are two kinds of people those that have and then those that lie about it. I choose not to lie about it, in my youth I made some poor decisions. As many of us did. Some of us just never got caught.
dun":rrhh5f9v said:This is one of those toughies for me. If he was drunk, was he really aware of how impaired he was? Being a recovered alcoholic (dry for 43 years now), I can see being charged with something more serious then just DUI, but murder is a bit extreme. But, DUI should carry something more then just a suspended sentence. The one time I was busted for DUI I spent 6 months in the VA prison farm. That was back in the time when people were considered to be responsible for their actions, unlike now when it's never their fault.Craig Miller":rrhh5f9v said:I agree. I think that dui should carry a murder first sentence. He knowingly got behind the wheel impaired.