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Dealing with people who drink & drive - Hardline approach or try to reason with them?

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Viper GTS

Lifer
So I have this friend who's driving home drunk right now. They're going to hear it from me when they get home(I made them get off the phone, figured if they won't stop driving they might as well not talk to me while they're doing it), as they have before.

If they lived locally I'd have options, unfortunately that isn't the case. I would go pick them up, call the police, SOMETHING to get their ass off the road.

Presuming they make it home OK, should I take a hardline approach & tear them a new one or should I try to reason with them?

They really should know better.

:|

Viper GTS
 
Depends on the person. Some people may head the reasoning approach better than hardlining, others might need a kick to the crotch.

Only you can decide which way will work out the best.
 
drunk drivers are egocentric dicks...tear him a new a$$ </rant> vi_edit is probably right you know the guy better than we do.
 
What makes you think that he'll listen to you next time? hardline approach is what he needs, prolly its not only him you're saving, but somebody else's life/lives.
 
Yeah it definitely depends on the person and how far you're willing to take it.

I hope they make it home safe and you really lecture them.
 
Originally posted by: pinoy
What makes you think that they'll listen to you next time? hardline approach is what they need, its not only them you're saving, but somebody else's life/lives.
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Trust me, I know.

Problem is the person in question doesn't see anything really wrong with it. Reasoning hasn't worked well in the past, all they do is argue.

I didn't plan to get drunk.
Nothing happened, it's OK.
It's too far to take a cab, it would be expensive.

The hardline approach in the past has just gotten me accused of over-reacting, & having an unrealistic standard.

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Viper GTS
 
Beat the hell out of them when they are drunk ... then after they sober up ask them what happened, laugh at them ... then reason with them
 
Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
Beat the hell out of them when they are drunk ... then after they sober up ask them what happened, laugh at them ... then reason with them
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Again, they're not local.

About the worst I could do would be to call their parents.

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