Haha what? I will admit, whatever you meant is not registering right now in my brain.
Harper Murray DUI
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It is okay!
In the end, I don't want a shark or dog to kill me...and I also don't want to die in a car wreck!
Dogs are more dangerous than sharks statistically speaking.
according to CDC you have higher chance of dying from Covid but lots of factors to consider.
Stop being so emotional and just accept probabilities.
What do the words "statistical" and "probability" mean to you? Does your understanding of those concepts involve rates or ratios?
Ah, the offseason.....
I don’t see anyone saying “it’s no big deal”. What we’re saying is we don’t need to crucify her for it. Pay the fine. Admit your stupidity and get on with your life.
Death does not care about ratios or touch points. Probabilities is simply the most likely outcome. So to answer your questions again.
1. More likely you’ll die in car crash due to speed
2. More likely you’ll die from a dog vs a shark
3. More likely you’ll die from Covid or the “vax” vs Ebola
I mostly agree with you. But I think there are some pretty strong NBD vibes here. I suspect several people with DUI's, maybe multiple.
My favorite statement to my clients back in the day was “statistics don’t mean much if your loved one is the 1 in a thousand that dies from a given disease process”. It became 1 out of 1 for you.
Likely. Therefore more dangerous.
Autonomous driving should be standard here within a decade so that will be awesome
Side point - totally agree about autonomous driving. Can't wait.
But disagree about more likely equals more dangerous. Your logic here is far too simple.
I'm more likely to die in bed than in my car. Is my bed more dangerous?
There are four times as many murders in all of Japan as there are in New Orleans each year...which is more dangerous?
I'm asking because you floated proportional punishment for speeding and DUI earlier. The reason the punishments are disproportionate is because one is orders of magnitude more dangerous than the other.
Even in terms of what is more likely, I think your logic is flawed. When taking into account an entire population, some outcomes occur more often than others, but that does not mean it is more likely. In my Japan example, I suppose it would be accurate to say that any random person in the world is more likely to be murdered in Japan vs. New Orleans, but who is more likely to be murdered - a resident of Japan or a resident of New Orleans?
I suspect a lot of people are like myself. Drove drunk way too much when younger, never hurt anyone, never got caught, and are thankful for that. We also aren't going to judge and crucify someone for something we did.
Other thing I would add is that most people don't go to the bar solo. Uber is probably the cost of a drink per person, for a guy of course.
No one has advocated for anyone to drive drunk or be hurt. Some of you are really letting your true colors show and it ain't good.
Fair assessment, and thanks for your honesty. I agree, it would be unfair and hypocritical to react as such in that case.
I myself have never driven while impaired. I did not discover the joys of alcohol until long after the prime age for such things. Now I drink at home only. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying then in turn to say that I do have the right to crucify someone for doing so. It's just that if I had made different choices, I'd like to think I'd have the wisdom now to say, "Holy shite, I was lucky", not, "Aw, leave them kids alone!"
Of course not, that would be abhorrent. But a "wink wink, nudge nudge, kids will be kids" attitude is foolish. What can I say...I'm a real "law and order" type.
I never went past 2nd with a woman when I knew we were both drunk. Shits too scary and I don't trust nobody. I dated ugly girls when I was sober because it was convenient and I had needs. Nowadays, either my wife or I have to be running at least a slight buzz to consider the other attractive, let alone bang it out. Cheers!
I think you’ve been arguing with drunk folks all night. You’ve done well.
Why because I called out that commenters pretentious post? He then attacked me proving my point. So maybe you should pay attention to the whole thing.
Followed the thread post for post and you got the vapors for being called out.
