Oh, goodie; the annual meeting of the American Automobile Associations (AAA) Foundation for Traffic Safety research and development committee will take place in February. That’s the time when a bunch of suits sit around a big table and decide which college or university should receive money for traffic safety research projects. It’s also a photo [...]
Archive for the ‘Drunk driving’ Category
Let’s look forward…together
Posted in Creative Problem Solving, Drunk driving, Human behavior, Opinions, Traffic on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
An eye for an eye
Posted in Accountability, Alcoholism, Death, Drunk driving, Law & Justice, Opinions, Personal, Philosophy on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If I get pissed off, take a gun, and shoot you dead, I get life in prison, probably without the possibility of parole. If I shoot my spouse because she irritated me, I’m probably going to get 25 years to life, and if I have a decent group of lawyers, I’ll probably wind up getting [...]
“It’s a tough job…”
Posted in Accountability, Crime, Domestic violence, Drunk driving, Hate, Human behavior, Law & Justice, Law enforcement, Opinions, People, Stupidity on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have a little news for people who are inclined to rob, rape, shoot at others and commit otherwise nefarious crimes. Police officers are getting just a little bit tired of your bullshit, and they are beginning to use deadly force to get you off the street. Here’s another clue; the vast majority of law [...]
Throw away the key
Posted in Alcoholism, Drunk driving, Human behavior, Law & Justice, Opinions, Personal, Philosophy on November 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remember the “Stella Awards.” They were named such because of a lawsuit brought against McDonald’s in 1992 by then 81-year old Stella Liebeck who spilled a cup of hot coffee into her lap and sustained third degree burns. Contrary to popular belief, she did not receive millions of dollars from Ronnie and friends for her [...]
Construction Zones and Drunk Driving: A Dangerous Combination
Posted in Drunk driving, Law & Justice, Opinions, Personal, Philosophy on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Did you ever hear of a ‘sidebar?’ Perhaps you’ve been in a courtroom, sitting on a jury or as an interested spectator. One of the attorneys, or perhaps even the judge, has said something like, “May we please have a sidebar at the bench?” You know, it’s one of those little chats that lawyers and [...]
Labels and convictions
Posted in Alcoholism, Death, Drunk driving, Personal on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Several weeks ago, I said in a column that I could be both liberal and conservative – not a middle or “muddle” of the road person, but one who has strong convictions. I believe, for example, that what a woman does with her body is her choice, and no one has the right to [...]
