No, it is not a straw man argument. Take it from someone who has been a nurse for 25 years, and in the ER for 17 of those years. Once the man starts to swerve, weave, change lanes...then it is too late unless he politely crashes his car into the nearest tree or concrete pillar. If he is out there driving while intoxicated, he is a lethal weapon awaiting discharge. The problem with your no harm, no foul stance is that sooner or later this fool of a man is going to kill someone...maybe someone in your family. Then you are going to go to court and sue him, and every cop within 50 miles for letting him on the road.TrueFlog wrote:That's a straw man, and you know it. "Guess he shouldn't have driven on the same road as the drunk" - those are essentially the words you're putting in my mouth, but I never said them. None of us is suggesting that we blame the victim of a drunk driving accident or give the drunk a pass. If a guy's swerving all over the road, speeding, or whatever, the pull him over and write him up. Otherwise leave him alone.
I am tired of these bozos being treated like victim when they are nothing but criminals. I have seen way too many mangled bodies in the ER to buy this. It really, really is no different than someone firing into the air on New Years eve, in a crowded area, and killing someone. I guess, by your yardstick, it would be ok as long as they were drunk while they were shooting the gun?
RJ