I feel sorry for his family and friends, but I am just glad he did not harm any innocent people by being a dumba$$.
I just hope someday I can live my life as perfectly as some of the members on this forum. Maybe someday...
There's a huge chasm of difference between being perfect and driving 140 mph with a BAC of .196. It's hardly even an 'accident' at that point.
He and his passenger made huge errors in judgement and paid with their lives. I pray for their family and friends. I can't believe all of the people with sh***y comments(not necessarily here but in general in the media). Most people sit back and think of all the bad decisions they have made in their life, you know the dirty little secrets or horrible mistakes they may have made and they are thankful it didn't cost them their life or land them in some serious trouble. It must be nice to not have to do that, to have always made the right decisions, to go through life having done everything right, to the letter of the law, and always had unwaivering ethics. But I'm sure for most of us there were close calls. I guess it's just easy to sit back from high above and say well he drank and drove that's what he gets, he's a jackass. Wish I could say that but I can't because I'm honest enough to admit that there have been times in my life where I was the jackass and I don't want to be an insensitive hypocrite, I'm just thankful none of those times cost me or anyone else their life. Anyone here ever guilty of drinking and driving(and I don't mean found guilty) or drinking on a boat? How about driving, boating, jet skiing, etc way too fast possibly after having a few down at the lake? NO, I didn't think so, not on bowhunting.net. ...pot stirred again
I can say that I have never 'had a few' and then driven anything too fast. So there. neener.. neener.
Sure, why not. I'm bored. Most of the comments were respectful. Drinking and driving is bad, at least he didn't hurt anyone else, sorry for the family...thats all good stuff. Probably could have done without comments like feeling more sorry for the car, or jackass seems fitting. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone...or something like that, right? I didn't know much about the guy, and being the curious person I am, I looked. Parents divorced at a young age, two remarriages, multiple half brothers and sisters, changing schools, etc. Now, that does not guarantee someone has to choose the path he chose, but its not exactly a stable household/childhood. Percentages will tell you his odds of becoming a productive member of society have started to dip. So he finds a friend at his new school and they achieve fame and fortune by acting like what? Jackasses. People adore them for this. Laugh at it, encourage it, and imitate it. And in the end, the reckless lifestyle led to his death. Pretty sad story. Do we know how he ended up being the wheel that night? I don't. I'm sure no one else here does either.
He has a movie that is coming out, here is the trailer: looks funny the plot is a little ironic (considering recent events). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_W3DK-Eu1E
So Vito .... if he would have killed one of your kids .... how would that have made you feel? I do not feel sorry for him ... I feel sorry for his family ... and I rejoice the jackass didn't kill anyone else... Drinking while driving is INEXCUSABLE! I think everyone that does it should get tagged with an attempted Murder charge .. and if any on here do it, I pray your fate will be the same as Jackass before you kill someone else ....
Let me also clarify that my desire would be that No one would ever drink and drive and that those that do would stop .... just stop befpre they take a life and the lives of the family of the life that was taken... Two young people (29) came out of the bar in town on a motorcycle and died right by my house last Saturday .... so sad .. she had 3 children and he was a war hero .... my heart hurts for ther families and those kids .... but those 3 people made their choice .... thank God they didn't come thru my house and kill one of us ...
He didn't kill one of my kids, or any of the kids of those that chose to make snide remarks. I can't pretend that happened. I don't condone what he did, but I also don't like to judge others. He made a great mistake, and paid for it with his friend's life and his own. I never walked a day in his shoes that led him to that poor decision. I am very much against drinking and driving. I wish there were stronger laws that discouraged it. If anything, I hope all the youngsters that idolized this man will realize they aren't invincible.
I don't want to speak for PT, but I think he means he hopes they kill themselves instead of someone else.
Yeah I think your right Vito after re-reading PT's post a couple of times I thought that. I tend to agree with your above quote, very well put.
no ... I pray they stop ... death is inevitable if they don't ,,, unfortunately it usually isn't them
Well I used the term Jackass because the profanity filter wouldn't let me use dumb ****! The guy killed himself, a war veteran who just returned home and was about to be married.....either term fits in this case!
Pretty strong words from a so-called preacher. He made a mistake and unfortunately he lost his and a friends life. I know I've made this same mistake and have been lucky to have never suffered any consequences from it. Lets just hope that in his death his friends, family and fans all learn a lesson from this.
