"Every two minutes, a person is injured in a drunk driving accident." - MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Growing up, we're harped on by our parents to never drink and drive. We're also lectured to never get into a car with a person who is under the influence. In a complicated world with rules filled with loopholes, these are two of the simplest rules to follow. So why is it that every weekend my Snapchat is filled with people, my friends, drunk driving?
I'm sick of the stupidity and the selfishness. It's not fair that an innocent man was killed and his children don't have a father. It's not fair to the parents who are burying their infant who was taken from them.
Above all, it's the excuses that anger me. If you can't drive, stay where you are. Call an Uber. Call your parents. Call me. There is absolutely no excuse that you can conjurer up to make me think that driving while drunk was the way to go.
I'm tired of hearing not to drink and drive because "you could get in trouble." Even in your logic, your selfishness shows. You chose not to drink and drive (which is great) but you only did it for yourself. Nobody seems to say, "Hey, don't drink and drive because you could hurt someone." Other people on the road aren't going to know that you're trashed. Their children won't understand why someone was careless enough to get on the road when they knew they've had too much.
For as smart as some of these people are, they are stupid. We live in an age where there are plenty of statistics to prove that you can't operate a vehicle while impaired. Yet, we continue to think it won't happen to us. Millions of people play the lottery in hopes they'll win. They'll say, "You never know, I have a chance," as they pay two more dollars for a Lotto Ticket at Circle K. But, when it comes to hurting someone while driving drunk, the same people confidently say, "It won't be me." Funny how our perceptions of what we are capable of change.
I don't know what it will take for people to fully understand and conceptualize that they aren't immune to hurting themselves or someone else. So please, take away the keys of someone who had too much to drink. Be a good friend and a fellow human being. Look out for the potential innocent victims because it's quite clear nobody else is.
If you choose not to drink and drive, some people might give you a hard time. But, it's better to be called a wuss than a murderer or a criminal.
