DWI / DUI What is your experience?

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: MetalMat

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
for all of you who are casting stones at aircooled, it must be nice to be perfect. I'm sure that no one here has ever done anything imoral/illegal/dangerous

Was he wrong to do it...sure...could he have killed some one...sure, but give the guy a chance to learn from his mistakes before you burn him at the stake. Certainly I do not condone what he has done, but I'll be the first one here to admit that I've driven when i shouldnt' have. For all I know the guy had three beers and got nabbed by a cop that was gonna make an example out of him.

And odds are that there a boatload of people here that did as well...you may have thought that you were fine to drive, when in fact the law would look at it otherwise. As a matter of fact I'd be willing to bet that unless someone has never had a sip of alcohol that most of these people have been legaly under the influence.

It's just unbelievable that so many of you THINK that you are perfect. There used to be a time when people assumed the best in people...not the worst. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror before you start judging others.

I agree with you

I think it is sad that certain states fund stuff off of DWI convictions. This money should be surplus money.

Oh, and I really hate MADD. Bunch of Nazis.

Only charity group that I have ever been successful at annoying to the point that I no longer get calls from them.

 

[piasabird]

DWI is legal Drugs, and usually means Alcohol.

Intixification refers to a legal limit of Alcohol in the bloodstream. If you are less than the legal age for Alcohol just alcohol on your breath is enough in certain states.

DUI is usually illegal drugs.

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The idea of "burning at the stakes" is so that others can learn by your example. You got caught drinking and driving, and now you're paying the price.

Most people are smart enough to call a cab after they've had more than one beer. Why put yourself at risk for a DUI anyway? That's like driving around with a broken headlight for a few weeks; you're practically asking for a ticket.

u missed the point entirely...

 

In ny a first time offense for DUI or DWI ususally costs between 2K and 5K. First time offenders it's usually on the low end.

All of you people flaming him are tools. The guy had a couple beers and drove to the store. He is definitely a threat to society, brand him, jail him for at least 5 years, take away his license, his car, his job, his house and his woman. He was probably swerving all over the road, knocking over mailboxes, tearing up lawns, narrowly missing small children walking down the street. I'm sure he blew through at least three 4-way stops at a minimum of 65mph. This is an evil, evil man.

Originally posted by: Need4Speed

Don't you know that everyone here is perfect?

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: piasabird
DWI is legal Drugs, and usually means Alcohol.

Intixification refers to a legal limit of Alcohol in the bloodstream. If you are less than the legal age for Alcohol just alcohol on your breath is enough in certain states.

DUI is usually illegal drugs.

you've got no idea what you are talking about...

DWI is Driving while intoxicated .08BAC and above
DUI us Driving while ability impared .05 to .079

you can get charged with either after smoking pot depending on how wasted you are. The majority of the arrests are alcohol related...hence the BAC system. they do have fields tests to detect THC etc...

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: piasabird
DWI is legal Drugs, and usually means Alcohol.

Intixification refers to a legal limit of Alcohol in the bloodstream. If you are less than the legal age for Alcohol just alcohol on your breath is enough in certain states.

DUI is usually illegal drugs.

Gravity is a myth.

Humans can successfully mate with horses to create mules.

You can swallow a live fish and it will swim out your backside unscathed.

There...I just thought you could cram a few more HORRIBLY INCORRECT things into your post.

 

[Ime]

Originally posted by: SampSon
He is definitely a threat to society, brand him, jail him for at least 5 years, take away his license, his car, his job, his house and his woman. He was probably swerving all over the road, knocking over mailboxes, tearing up lawns, narrowly missing small children walking down the street. I'm sure he blew through at least three 4-way stops at a minimum of 65mph. This is an evil, evil man.

Wow, and I thought I was a hard-nose for justice with my "Hang 'Em High" remarks for cop-killers. You wanna do all that to the guy just for one DWI?

:evil:

I know you're being sarcastic. The meter works, I think!

Aircooled,

It sucks you had to learn the hard way buddy. Get yourself a good lawyer and fight it out in court. The odds are against you, but you really need to speak to a good DWI attorney before giving up hope.

Personally, I hope you are one of those people who learn from this experience and will never DWI again. Everyone deserves a second chance for their first DW offense.

Please don't be a repeat offender like my cousin. It's ruined his life, and his family's.

 

[Conky]

A good lawyer will run you $6-8K for your first DUI according to my friend who has had two of them. His second one was more expensive for whatever reason.

Depending on the outcome it can cost you more for insurance,etc, although if your lawyer beats the rap then you are only out the initial money and, of course, all the time and aggravation.

Good luck with that. :beer:

 

[DaShen]

Depends but 1st correction would more than likely be a fine, unless the judge is unconventional. 2nd and 3rd offense is either jailtime or probation though. I will be seeing you at the Courthouse is you are in Houston.

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
A good lawyer will run you $6-8K for your first DUI according to my friend who has had two of them. His second one was more expensive for whatever reason.

Depending on the outcome it can cost you more for insurance,etc, although if your lawyer beats the rap then you are only out the initial money and, of course, all the time and aggravation.

Good luck with that. :beer:

that depends entirely on the circumstances and whether or not the case goes to trial. a simple and open and shut case should not be more than 2k....generally if its a first offense and there are no dire circumstances and you can deal with pleading guilty, then you wont even need an attorny. most states dont allow plea barganing in cases with DUI/DWI...so unless you ran over someone chances are you will get the same deal with or with out the attorney.

 

[doze]

Everybody screws up sometime so lay off the guy. DWI/DUI is the same thing Driving While Intoxicated/Under Infulence so fines and whether you can get off will depend on the state and local court.

It cost me about 2K with bail, lawyer, fines and fees and I had to take an all day driving class then 40 hours of community service on Sat. picking up trash on the side of the road. I got off the DUI charge but if I get another 10 years from the original both stick.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: piasabird
DWI is legal Drugs, and usually means Alcohol.

Intixification refers to a legal limit of Alcohol in the bloodstream. If you are less than the legal age for Alcohol just alcohol on your breath is enough in certain states.

DUI is usually illegal drugs.

different jurisdictions call it different things. Has nothing to do with the type of substance.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: MetalMat

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
for all of you who are casting stones at aircooled, it must be nice to be perfect. I'm sure that no one here has ever done anything imoral/illegal/dangerous

Was he wrong to do it...sure...could he have killed some one...sure, but give the guy a chance to learn from his mistakes before you burn him at the stake. Certainly I do not condone what he has done, but I'll be the first one here to admit that I've driven when i shouldnt' have. For all I know the guy had three beers and got nabbed by a cop that was gonna make an example out of him.

And odds are that there a boatload of people here that did as well...you may have thought that you were fine to drive, when in fact the law would look at it otherwise. As a matter of fact I'd be willing to bet that unless someone has never had a sip of alcohol that most of these people have been legaly under the influence.

It's just unbelievable that so many of you THINK that you are perfect. There used to be a time when people assumed the best in people...not the worst. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror before you start judging others.

I agree with you

I think it is sad that certain states fund stuff off of DWI convictions. This money should be surplus money.

Oh, and I really hate MADD. Bunch of Nazis.

Really, I don't think that MADD is a bunch of Nazis. They don't want people to get killed because other people are acting irresponsibly.

My grandfather was killed three days before my college graduation by a 21 year old punk who was drunk. There are no excuses for what happened other than the irresponsible actions of that driver.

If you don't think that people should be punished for drunk driving, then your head is messed up. It's a serious thing, and people are let off way too easily, IMO.

 

[Legendary]

You shouldn't have to learn from this particular mistake, because you should already know the numerous monetary and personal consequences related to drunk driving. There's nothing to learn here, just consequences. You think aircooled didn't already know that driving drunk was a bad idea?

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: Legendary
You shouldn't have to learn from this particular mistake, because you should already know the numerous monetary and personal consequences related to drunk driving. There's nothing to learn here, just consequences. You think aircooled didn't already know that driving drunk was a bad idea?

Well put.

 

Originally posted by: Ime

Originally posted by: SampSon
He is definitely a threat to society, brand him, jail him for at least 5 years, take away his license, his car, his job, his house and his woman. He was probably swerving all over the road, knocking over mailboxes, tearing up lawns, narrowly missing small children walking down the street. I'm sure he blew through at least three 4-way stops at a minimum of 65mph. This is an evil, evil man.

Wow, and I thought I was a hard-nose for justice with my "Hang 'Em High" remarks for cop-killers. You wanna do all that to the guy just for one DWI?

:evil:

I know you're being sarcastic. The meter works, I think!

I never joke around on these forums.

 

[stinkynathan]

cost me:
$450 in fines
6 months without a driver's license
an overnight in the tank
about $30 increase per month in my insurance

 

[shilala]

3 grand.
Don't get a lawyer, it's a waste of time and money.
See if ARD is an option. It's a thing they do in PA, first fvckup you get off easy.

***The BIGGIE***
Do not let your insurance lapse while your license is suspended and you won't see a rate hike.
They will never know.
Granted, you'll need to keep the same insurance company for a long time because another company will check your record.
I've been through two dui's and NEVER saw even a minimal increase.
All the retards who dropped their insurance did.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: shilala
3 grand.
Don't get a lawyer, it's a waste of time and money.
See if ARD is an option. It's a thing they do in PA, first fvckup you get off easy.

***The BIGGIE***
Do not let your insurance lapse while your license is suspended and you won't see a rate hike.
They will never know.
Granted, you'll need to keep the same insurance company for a long time because another company will check your record.
I've been through two dui's and NEVER saw even a minimal increase.
All the retards who dropped their insurance did.

So, who is more retarded...the guys who get their insurance rates hiked or the guy who gets arrested for the same crime twice?

 

[Gilligansdingy]

8 hours community service, $500 in fines... Suspended license for 3 months.

Oh forgot... New truck cause last one rolled 3 times.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: MetalMat

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
for all of you who are casting stones at aircooled, it must be nice to be perfect. I'm sure that no one here has ever done anything imoral/illegal/dangerous

Was he wrong to do it...sure...could he have killed some one...sure, but give the guy a chance to learn from his mistakes before you burn him at the stake. Certainly I do not condone what he has done, but I'll be the first one here to admit that I've driven when i shouldnt' have. For all I know the guy had three beers and got nabbed by a cop that was gonna make an example out of him.

And odds are that there a boatload of people here that did as well...you may have thought that you were fine to drive, when in fact the law would look at it otherwise. As a matter of fact I'd be willing to bet that unless someone has never had a sip of alcohol that most of these people have been legaly under the influence.

It's just unbelievable that so many of you THINK that you are perfect. There used to be a time when people assumed the best in people...not the worst. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror before you start judging others.

I agree with you

I think it is sad that certain states fund stuff off of DWI convictions. This money should be surplus money.

Oh, and I really hate MADD. Bunch of Nazis.

Really, I don't think that MADD is a bunch of Nazis. They don't want people to get killed because other people are acting irresponsibly.

My grandfather was killed three days before my college graduation by a 21 year old punk who was drunk. There are no excuses for what happened other than the irresponsible actions of that driver.

If you don't think that people should be punished for drunk driving, then your head is messed up. It's a serious thing, and people are let off way too easily, IMO.

The person responsible for creating MADD disagrees with you.

Candy Lightner observes that ?police ought to be concentrating their resources on arresting drunk drivers?not those drivers who happen to have been drinking. I worry that the movement I helped create has lost direction.? 4

Ms. Lightner has left MADD and is disgusted with the organization that she herself created because of its change in goals. "It has become far more neo-prohibitionist than I ever wanted or envisioned," she says. "I didn't start MADD to deal with alcohol. I started MADD to deal with the issue of drunk driving." 5

MADD has now gone out of its way to try to minimize the role of Ms. Lighter as the founder of the organization. It poses the question "Who founded MADD?," to which it replies "Although Candy Lightner is probably the best known of MADD's organizers, MADD was established by a group of women in California outraged after the death of a teenage girl killed by a repeat offender drunk driver." 6 MADD does not deal kindly with anyone who dares to disagree with the organization's current anti-alcohol agenda.

Candy Lightner: Founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: MetalMat

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
for all of you who are casting stones at aircooled, it must be nice to be perfect. I'm sure that no one here has ever done anything imoral/illegal/dangerous

Was he wrong to do it...sure...could he have killed some one...sure, but give the guy a chance to learn from his mistakes before you burn him at the stake. Certainly I do not condone what he has done, but I'll be the first one here to admit that I've driven when i shouldnt' have. For all I know the guy had three beers and got nabbed by a cop that was gonna make an example out of him.

And odds are that there a boatload of people here that did as well...you may have thought that you were fine to drive, when in fact the law would look at it otherwise. As a matter of fact I'd be willing to bet that unless someone has never had a sip of alcohol that most of these people have been legaly under the influence.

It's just unbelievable that so many of you THINK that you are perfect. There used to be a time when people assumed the best in people...not the worst. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror before you start judging others.

I agree with you

I think it is sad that certain states fund stuff off of DWI convictions. This money should be surplus money.

Oh, and I really hate MADD. Bunch of Nazis.

Really, I don't think that MADD is a bunch of Nazis. They don't want people to get killed because other people are acting irresponsibly.

My grandfather was killed three days before my college graduation by a 21 year old punk who was drunk. There are no excuses for what happened other than the irresponsible actions of that driver.

If you don't think that people should be punished for drunk driving, then your head is messed up. It's a serious thing, and people are let off way too easily, IMO.

no one said they shouldnt be punished. once again the point is misseed

 

[imthebadguy]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
The idea of "burning at the stakes" is so that others can learn by your example. You got caught drinking and driving, and now you're paying the price.

Most people are smart enough to call a cab after they've had more than one beer. Why put yourself at risk for a DUI anyway? That's like driving around with a broken headlight for a few weeks; you're practically asking for a ticket.

cab after one beer?? are u kidding?

 

[stormbv]

God I'm glad I don't drink anymore.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: Need4Speed

Originally posted by: timswim78

Originally posted by: MetalMat

Originally posted by: Need4Speed
for all of you who are casting stones at aircooled, it must be nice to be perfect. I'm sure that no one here has ever done anything imoral/illegal/dangerous

Was he wrong to do it...sure...could he have killed some one...sure, but give the guy a chance to learn from his mistakes before you burn him at the stake. Certainly I do not condone what he has done, but I'll be the first one here to admit that I've driven when i shouldnt' have. For all I know the guy had three beers and got nabbed by a cop that was gonna make an example out of him.

And odds are that there a boatload of people here that did as well...you may have thought that you were fine to drive, when in fact the law would look at it otherwise. As a matter of fact I'd be willing to bet that unless someone has never had a sip of alcohol that most of these people have been legaly under the influence.

It's just unbelievable that so many of you THINK that you are perfect. There used to be a time when people assumed the best in people...not the worst. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror before you start judging others.

I agree with you

I think it is sad that certain states fund stuff off of DWI convictions. This money should be surplus money.

Oh, and I really hate MADD. Bunch of Nazis.

Really, I don't think that MADD is a bunch of Nazis. They don't want people to get killed because other people are acting irresponsibly.

My grandfather was killed three days before my college graduation by a 21 year old punk who was drunk. There are no excuses for what happened other than the irresponsible actions of that driver.

If you don't think that people should be punished for drunk driving, then your head is messed up. It's a serious thing, and people are let off way too easily, IMO.

no one said they shouldnt be punished. once again the point is misseed

Can you explain your point that I have missed?

I don't think that I am perfect; however, drinking and driving is a BAD thing to do. My grandfather got killed because someone did it.

People who drink and drive deserve to lose their license for a while. If they hurt somebody with their car, then they should be treated in the same way as if they hurt somebody with a weapon.