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- hello the TSA was created right afetr 9/11---and thats when the TSA took over the airports in secracy the way they did it ---- think a minute-- there were already screening companies in place right?? so that did not stop the TSA and going to airports except for SFO and getting rid of most people that were there doing a great job-and replacing screeners with experience--They came up with a test an apptitude test from a company --the name escapes me right now--- that could not even correct high scholl papers correctly--what happened a year or 2 before 9/11 high school kids took a test to pass but failed -the parants sued and won the company used the wrong test answer sheet--but theTSA used this company to screen new employees!!!! TSA govenment should never have been alowed to take over poples jobs the way they did
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- As horrible as it is, drunk driving is not murder. It's not inevitable drunk drivers will injure themselves or others. How does Rice get away with making such an illogical statement? We need stiffer penalties, much more than a year in jail or community service, but it's a mistake to reinvent the meaning of murder.
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- Why not require a breatherlizer on all new cars?
Maybe in few years we could expand it to include used cars.
To me it is like not putting regulaters on cars. \
It is just another way for police to make money off people and totally preventable. Sad, but true.
Build cars that can't go faster than 55 and must be driven by a sober person and police revenue goes way down.
Truth hurts. - Reply to this comment
- yes, its horrible shame we have drunk drivers getting into accidents and killing innocent people
it is approximately 42000 a year hold a person in jail.I bet it would cost society less to have hired taxi drivers / services through out cities and when someone needed a ride home, give them one..even pick up their car in the morning.
42000 x the number of people in jail for drunk driving add up quick
putting people in jail will not stop other people from driving drunk
if a person does get a drunk driving ticket then make him or her pay
take it out of their paycheck and make some kind of restitution
we never weigh societal cost...why? - Reply to this comment
- YES, DUI is MURDER! Amen to that and kudos to Kathleen Rice for taking a tough stand. The good ol' boys who drink and drive will excuse the behavior by saying he didn't MEAN to kill anyone, but his victims are just as DEAD. For those who say we don't have enough jail room for them, I say shoot drunk drivers on sight. That probably won't sit well with the all the drinkers in this country. Speaking of drinkers, maybe Barack "Bud Light" Obama should invite Kathleen Rice and drunk driver/murderer Martin Heidgen to the White House for a beer. I'm sure that would be as productive as the last Beer Summit meeting. Wasn't that meeting a wonderful way to show how they deal with problems in Washington?
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- This story was absolutely heart breaking. However, Kathleen Rice either chooses to disregard or is not aware of the study released recently which indicates that driving while using a cell phone kills as many or more people than drunk drivers. Does Kathleen Rice use her cell phone while driving? If so, she is "acting so wrecklessly so that others were likely to die"..."deaths of others inevitable" so that if Ms. Rice causes a death on the highway while using her cell phone (as it did just a mile from my home), then Ms. Rice must also be charged with "murder by depraved indifference". Where is her warning and campaign against using a cell phone while driving, including using a hands free cell phone, let alone texting while driving? This study was completed several years ago. How many more deaths have happened since that study was completed? How many more must die before someone finally does something about this dangereous and fast growing problem? How many teenagers are 'addicted to texting' before they are old enough to drive? I employ Ms. Rice to get on this issue, ASAP.
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- it is a deterrent to give them long sentences, then they will be in jail and can't do it again. a lot of people drink and drive several times and even get caught more than once. the sentences should be very long if they kill someone, everyone in society is taught not to drink and drive, they shouldn't get off like they are innocent for killing someone when drinking and driving
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- Thank God me or my family have never sufer a tragedy like this, but I think a person who chose to drive after been drinking have to be resposible for their acts. Bravo Mrs. Rice, sometimes this is the only way for people to understand the severity of this problem.
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- It is murder! Good for you DA Rice. It is about time that someone put their foot down and stand up for the people that lost their lives by the irresponsible citizens of our society. Let this harsh punishment apply to the rich and famous as well! No one should be above the law when they have taken an innocent life!
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- It's not so hard to seriously reduce the number of drunk driving accidents. For people who get drunk at a restaurant, sporting event or any mode of transportation, the business that sold the booze that got the patron drunk is responsible. These businesses already check ID when a drinker arrives. Then they can easily serve up a Breathalyzer test when they leave. If they are over the limit, serve coffee until the police arrive. After a while, this safety measure will take hold.
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