Doug,
I don't drink anymore, but when I did I would limit myself to one beer every
two hours. In between I would drink water or a soft drink.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Dr. Dr. . R. Name" wrote in message
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Doug,
It is becoming normal for DUI violators to be charged with murder when
a
death is involved. The charge might be murder in the 2nd degree, but
repeat
DUI violators who then have a DUI involving a death are being charged
in
the
1st degree. I am aware of one person who received the death penalty
for a
DUI death.

I an not a proponent of the death penalty, but I am glad DUI is not
being
aggressively prosecuted.

But, I wish the pursuit would be of the high offenders, the mindset
here(at least in some communities) seems to be to turn it into another
cash
cow for the guvmint.....with overaggressive enforcement at the lower
end
( high fines, "community service" counseling,...which drums up more work
for
the 'connected' while the multiple repeat offenders seem to be able to
get
away with it time and again. (one of my dock neighbors is a cop on a
DUI
unit)



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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This situation won't change until more prosecutors are prepared to
charge
violators with murder instead of manslaughter, and put them away for
LONG
periods of time. I'm aware of one case where this worked (for
automobile
DWI). Just one. I'm sure it's rare.


And your cop buddy, if not him, has innumerable cop-buddies who are the
worst offenders, but they get away with their stupidity. It's usually
along the lines of, "Ok, brother, can you make it home from here?" or
"Just park your car over there and we'll give you a ride home." or "Let's
let your buddy (sometimes less drunk) drive the rest of the way." or
"Give me your keys and sleep it off. I'll be back at the end of my duty
with your keys."

I would love to see a zero tolerance campaign that is well publicized and
strongly enforced on the water. I know that the lakes I frequent don't
even have a sign, let alone one that people will notice, commenting on
drinking and boating. Then there's the good old resorts on the lakes
with their guest docks and the only reason people stop there is to get
liquored up before they get back on the water.

Yeah, stupidity, drinking, and boating put us all at risk, risk of
serious life-changing or life-ending consequences, even those of us who
try to have a safe boating experience. I have no compassion for the
drunken fool who operates a car or boat. But that's just me.

Frankly, I wonder why more drunks don't kill themselves, even with the
boat standing still. Along comes a wake, the boat rocks, off goes the
captain into the water. We can only dream. Personally, I take just one
beer with me when I go fishing, and plan on opening it only if the fishing
has been extraordinary. 99% of the time, that beer comes home unopened.
:-(