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Danielle,
You're making this into a personal issue with yourself. Only because your uncle was killed by a drunk driver.
That is a horrible thing to have happened. I know what it's like to have lost a family member. I lost a cousin. She was murdered in St. Petersburg, Florida....... 6 years ago. It was extremely hard on me.
However, I was looking at them as if I were their defense. I never said I condoned drinking and driving......because I don't.
My question was not asking what your thoughts on drinking and driving were, but rather on the theory I made to those who might get stuck in that situation.
For example.....Last fall term.....I was a certain fraternity house for formal pledging......seeing the new members. Afterwards I had a few beers.....we'll say across street to avoid any conflicts....
So, when I left to go back to my place at 3:00am.....A car came flying out of the tennis pavillion and almost ran me into the former president of UF's front yard. Well he didn't. Instead I chased after him and planned on jumping out of my car and beating him down at the next red light......well, he didn't stop at the red light when he saw me chasing him. We both blew right through an intersection. Then outof no where another car came flying into the scene....he thought it woudl be funny and try to race the two of us. Suddenly 5 cop cars came out of no where and cut the road in half that we were on. Meanwhile the car that almost ran into me and blew through the red light got away. Keep in mind, I only had 2 small cups of cheap beer.....
So, the cops stops me....makes me get out and gives me a sobriety test.....I pass.....however, he smells beer on my breath and offers me a chance to take the breathalizer....he says if I pass, I can go home without a violation....
If not, he's writing me a ticket for speeding, running a red light as well as not having my seatbelt buckled.
The other cop thought he'd be nice and decided to tell me he didn't think I was drunk but said it was very easy to fail....he advised me to call someone to come pickup my car and have another drive me home....
By now I was rage'ng. The one time I wasn't drunk after drinking, and I get pulled over and have this done to me.
So my choices were.....either A: take about 400$ worth of tickets or B: take my chances with the breathalizer......
I thought about it.....and figuered 400$ of tickets were better than a night in jail and a DUI.....despite me not being drunk....
At the time I was on probation for walking around publicly with abottle of Jack Daniels at a football game. So I couldn't fight it in court or else that woudl have violated my probation and I would have been in more trouble.
It was a bad situation for me and by giving my speech I wasn't condoning drinking and driving but rather trying to help those who might be stuck in my position as well.
As for the Florida Bar...There's ways through it.
I had a buddy recently admitted who had 2 Assult and Battery convictions. He also had a DUI when he was 19.
There's ways through it.
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