Did I do the right thing?

[fusangite]

I too would like to object to the insinuation on the part of other posters that I somehow favour impaired driving or feel this woman conducted herself well. It is actually possible for both parties to be in the wrong here.

 

[Torm]

I too would like to object to the insinuation on the part of other posters that I somehow favour impaired driving or feel this woman conducted herself well. It is actually possible for both parties to be in the wrong here.

Well, that's certainly true enough, although without any actual personal knowledge of the situation, I choose to give KenM the benefit of the doubt. Whereas I don't know the woman in question even so well as to have a name for her or share a messageboard with her, so I can feel free to assume that Ken is correct about her.

While you were one of the earlier posters on that side of the fence, so to speak, I really think the posters that K'Trava, The Universe, Ampolitor, myself and others are surprised at are the later ones who ARE defending her behavior and/or driving while imbibing.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

1) Drinking isn't illegal. Operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit is.

2) You're free to feel that drinking is morally wrong. Many people feel otherwise.

3) For the record, I don't believe the womans actions were right. I do, however, believe that KenM's actions were low and cowardly. Both can be true. And I suspect he believes that too (or else why start this thread? He could just as easily posted a thread called "I had to do a very difficult thing").

There's nothing wrong with a little drinking. As long as one is RESPONSIBLE with it!! She's not responsible with it. Not at all. For me, social drinking is one thing. Alcoholism is another beast entirely. I think this goes more along alcoholism than social, IMO. And doing illegal drugs is just that: ILLEGAL. No matter who does it.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Well, that's certainly true enough, although without any actual personal knowledge of the situation, I choose to give KenM the benefit of the doubt. Whereas I don't know to woman in question even so well as to have a name for her or share a messageboard with her, so I can feel free to assume that Ken is correct about her.

While you were one of the earlier posters on that side of the fence, so to speak, I really think the posters that K'Trava, The Universe, Ampolitor, myself and others are surprised at are the later ones who ARE defending her behavior and/or driving while imbibing.

True. We're only getting one side of the story here.

I'd have kicked her in the ass/to the curb by now for such behavior. I don't need anyone who has such disregard for how I feel on such a matter.

 

[Krieg]

PEople need to learn their facts before they make statements, it is ILLEGAL to take ANYTHING that impairs your senses while driving

Doctor heal thyself.

 

[Torm]

True. We're only getting one side of the story here.

See, this is my point - Ken is one of us. We don't know this woman at all. So let's back our guy against imaginary (to us) people.

 

[The_Universe]

See, this is my point - Ken is one of us. We don't know this woman at all. So let's back our guy against imaginary (to us) people.

I can get behind that! (and by extension, KenM)

 

[Turjan]

See, this is my point - Ken is one of us. We don't know this woman at all. So let's back our guy against imaginary (to us) people.

Funny statement. Who is working against anyone here? The question we are talking about was "Did I do the right thing?". Our answers serve no other purpose than giving Ken guidelines to think the whole situation over once again. No more and no less. It's his life, it was his decision to talk about it, and it's his own decision what he wants to draw from this discussion. As simple as that .

 

[loki44]

What a bunch of opinionated pomposity on both sides of the argument. KenM, if you feel you did the right thing, then you did. Our opinions don't matter really. IMO the question was never a legal or moral one, it was simply a question of, "did KenM do the right thing". Only he can decide that. The best we can do is to make him think. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[loki44]

See, this is my point - Ken is one of us. We don't know this woman at all. So let's back our guy against imaginary (to us) people.

Do you play a lot of Paranoia?