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A message to all drunk drivers
12 years ago
Fuck you.
Seriously. Fuck you.
A former coworker and friend of mine was killed by a drunk driver in Janesville, WI Sunday afternoon. The driver, a 55 year-old man, apparently crossed the center lane and hit her car head on. She died at the scene, and her passenger is in critical condition. That man was arrested for vehicular homicide. I don't know what his blood alcohol level was, but considering it was mid afternoon on a Sunday and he was a mile or so away from his home, this kind of thing leads me to believe he was an alcoholic and/or a repeat offender, which, I am sad to say, is not uncommon here in Wisconsin. Amy was 33.
I admit, I wasn't the closest friend to Amy and didn't know her all that well, but she was the one who trained me in the photo department when I transferred into it early in my Target tenure, and we got along real well. She was funny, very nice, very understanding. She was never judgmental and always was on top of things. She was very smart and overall she was an awesome person. She would always greet me and talk to me if we happened to be in the store at the same time. It was enough I could consider her a friend. I talked to her last week Sunday about how we were both on the job hunt and wished her luck. Well so much for that.
What does it take for people to realize that this kind of shit is not okay? What's this bravado that some people have that they think they're okay to drive so they can avoid the hassle of getting a ride? I guess it takes killing someone to make someone go "Oh shit, I better shape up and get a handle on things." And the sad part is, some people will feel no guilt over something like this; their personal issues or whatever is all they care about, and the fact that someone is dead because of them will never impact them like it does the people affected by them. And it's sad, really sad. Addiction is a bitch, and some people just don't care.
It makes me really angry whenever I hear something like this, and it's affected me personally now as well. I know I drink alcohol, but I've learned to be responsible. If I plan to get smashed, I make arrangements to stay there, or wait long enough to be sober, and then wait some more for good measure, or just do that at home. If I'm out, I have one drink and no more. There's been only one time I got behind the wheel when I was really buzzed, and I felt terrible enough about it after the fact even though nothing happened, so it will never happen again.
I'm not gonna tout any anti-drinking rhetoric, because people can do what the want for the most part as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, but since this kind of thing can and will hurt someone, I feel I have to. Don't fucking do it. Give your keys away, plan ahead for rides or take a cab, get a designated driver, or just stay the fuck home. If I ever see anyone stumbling into their car after a few, the least I will do is call the cops on you. You don't want to know what else I might do.
So again, drunk drivers, eat shit and die.
Seriously. Fuck you.
A former coworker and friend of mine was killed by a drunk driver in Janesville, WI Sunday afternoon. The driver, a 55 year-old man, apparently crossed the center lane and hit her car head on. She died at the scene, and her passenger is in critical condition. That man was arrested for vehicular homicide. I don't know what his blood alcohol level was, but considering it was mid afternoon on a Sunday and he was a mile or so away from his home, this kind of thing leads me to believe he was an alcoholic and/or a repeat offender, which, I am sad to say, is not uncommon here in Wisconsin. Amy was 33.
I admit, I wasn't the closest friend to Amy and didn't know her all that well, but she was the one who trained me in the photo department when I transferred into it early in my Target tenure, and we got along real well. She was funny, very nice, very understanding. She was never judgmental and always was on top of things. She was very smart and overall she was an awesome person. She would always greet me and talk to me if we happened to be in the store at the same time. It was enough I could consider her a friend. I talked to her last week Sunday about how we were both on the job hunt and wished her luck. Well so much for that.
What does it take for people to realize that this kind of shit is not okay? What's this bravado that some people have that they think they're okay to drive so they can avoid the hassle of getting a ride? I guess it takes killing someone to make someone go "Oh shit, I better shape up and get a handle on things." And the sad part is, some people will feel no guilt over something like this; their personal issues or whatever is all they care about, and the fact that someone is dead because of them will never impact them like it does the people affected by them. And it's sad, really sad. Addiction is a bitch, and some people just don't care.
It makes me really angry whenever I hear something like this, and it's affected me personally now as well. I know I drink alcohol, but I've learned to be responsible. If I plan to get smashed, I make arrangements to stay there, or wait long enough to be sober, and then wait some more for good measure, or just do that at home. If I'm out, I have one drink and no more. There's been only one time I got behind the wheel when I was really buzzed, and I felt terrible enough about it after the fact even though nothing happened, so it will never happen again.
I'm not gonna tout any anti-drinking rhetoric, because people can do what the want for the most part as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, but since this kind of thing can and will hurt someone, I feel I have to. Don't fucking do it. Give your keys away, plan ahead for rides or take a cab, get a designated driver, or just stay the fuck home. If I ever see anyone stumbling into their car after a few, the least I will do is call the cops on you. You don't want to know what else I might do.
So again, drunk drivers, eat shit and die.
We both love you.