RE: Drunk Driver kills family of 4, content warning
January 5, 2016 at 6:01 pm
(This post was last modified: January 5, 2016 at 6:04 pm by *Deidre*.)
(January 5, 2016 at 5:56 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote:(January 5, 2016 at 5:48 pm)*Deidre* Wrote: 'impaired?'' That sounds like a way of excusing the person. It's a deliberate act to drink....and then drive drunk, there's really no excuses especially with how strict the laws are now, and all the education available on the topic. How sad
impaired- affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent of losing control over one's faculties or behavior
It does excuse the person, to a certain extent. It's not like they kill people deliberately. It does not excuse the fact that they consumed alcohol or drugs before driving, of course, but it's not the same as intentionally driving someone over with your car.
Yea, that's true. I don't like that word ''impaired'' though to define this. That's just me and my semantics.
The thing is when I read stories like this, this woman knew the consequences, and no...she didn't 'set out' to kill anyone, but to drive your car under the influence of alcohol/drugs, it shows a gross lack of concern for others, if nothing else. But, in a sense that could be how addicted she may be to alcohol/drugs. It's a sad story for her, too, to have to live with what she's done.
