Such an interesting quiz on Facebook (the Likeness Unrated application) – basically it was to rate the following options from “most likely to commit” to “least likely to commit” (the following is not my particular order…why would I tell you that?)
Buy Drugs
Drive Drunk
Shoot a cheating lover
Sex for money
Shoplift
Arson
Rob a bank
Sell Drugs
Cheat on Taxes
Steal A car
ANYWAY, the point of this blog is that by considering that list, I found out that “Driving Drunk” was pretty low on my list. I didn’t believe myself at first, but I realized why. I have always, even as a child, been DISGUSTED by people who drive under the influence. I have absolutely ZERO TOLERANCE for that.
I remember being at a banquet as a child, celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary or something of somebody or other, when a Chinese man, who hadn’t actually drank THAT MUCH (but was obviously intoxicated…one of those asians who can’t hold their liquor!!), a CHURCH DEACON whom I respected very much, left the banquet, and drove himself and his wife home.
I couldn’t believe my eyes, or his, either. His eyes were glazed, reddish, he was red, obviously slower response time, not as coherent as sober, and he left the banquet to drive home.
I’m brimming with anger writing this. It was so many years ago and I was so young, but it still makes me ANGRY, because I was at the age when I was too small and shy to say anything to that man.
I am very lucky not to actually have anyone in my acquaintance, ever, die as a consequence of their own or anyone else’s drunk driving. Most of the people I meet knew somebody from their high school or whatnot, that died or killed others because of drunk driving.
If you have one or two drinks, wait a couple hours. If you have more (or are alcohol intolerant and one drink makes your head spin) and choose to drive, my anger towards you is such that I AM LIKELY TO SHOOT YOU POINT BLANK IN THE FOREHEAD. Since I don’t live in Texas and own a personal firearm, I will throw rocks at you instead, or chain you to a tree overnight (or until you are sober), and then punch you in the nose or wherever it hurts most.
