Thread: Cop Repellant
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Old July 12, 2001, 07:24 AM   #16
Don Gwinn
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Sigh.

There is no "right" to drive while drunk. It is not a victimless crime, nor is firing a pistol into the air on a playground a victimless crime. You have the right to drink alcohol, and you have the right to drive (though whether you have a "right" to drive on public roadways is a point up for debate) but you do NOT have a right to combine the two and endanger others. Finally, you do NOT have the right not to get out of your car when you've been stopped because an officer has reasonable suspicion of DUI, at least not in Illinois, and that's proper. What's next? A "right" not to leave your house after shooting your wife?

Someone, please, explain to me how a right to drive on public roads while drunk can be derived. Where did that come from? And how exactly does an activity that carries a high statistical chance of killing innocent people get a label like "victimless?" That would seem to be the exact opposite to me.

OTOH, if there's a really good thing about this thread it's the way you have all maintained the high road. Cease fire. Pat yourselves on the back. Draw and continue.
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