From AP today....
More attention paid to gun control
Intoxicated drivers are a tremendous threat to all Americans, and they have no right to drive. In their hands, vehicles become deadly weapons, and society must confront that fact.
I recently got a letter from the Rev. David Reedy, who lives in Cincinnati and works with drunken driving victims and their families. Reedy said: "I've held the hands of women who have lost husbands, prayed for children who have lost parents and tried to find some comfort for parents who are facing the unspeakable -- the early deaths of their kids. I find it ironic that after the dramatic school shootings in Littleton and other places, congress is taking steps on gun control. Yet every day people die in the streets because of the irresponsibility of intoxicated motorists -- and little is being done."
The reverend is right, of course. We are numb to the drunken driving carnage. We're used to hearing about it and seeing people like Entz shrug it off. But impaired driving is a serious crime, and none of us is safe from it. The next time you see some jerk weaving in and out on the highway, simply ask yourself this question: Why does society tolerate it?
By Bill O'Reilly, host of the Fox News Channel show The O'Reilly Factor and author of the crime novel Those Who Trespass.
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"It is easier to get out of jail then it is a morgue"
Live long and defend yourself!
John 3:16
[This message has been edited by leedesert (edited October 06, 1999).]
More attention paid to gun control
Intoxicated drivers are a tremendous threat to all Americans, and they have no right to drive. In their hands, vehicles become deadly weapons, and society must confront that fact.
I recently got a letter from the Rev. David Reedy, who lives in Cincinnati and works with drunken driving victims and their families. Reedy said: "I've held the hands of women who have lost husbands, prayed for children who have lost parents and tried to find some comfort for parents who are facing the unspeakable -- the early deaths of their kids. I find it ironic that after the dramatic school shootings in Littleton and other places, congress is taking steps on gun control. Yet every day people die in the streets because of the irresponsibility of intoxicated motorists -- and little is being done."
The reverend is right, of course. We are numb to the drunken driving carnage. We're used to hearing about it and seeing people like Entz shrug it off. But impaired driving is a serious crime, and none of us is safe from it. The next time you see some jerk weaving in and out on the highway, simply ask yourself this question: Why does society tolerate it?
By Bill O'Reilly, host of the Fox News Channel show The O'Reilly Factor and author of the crime novel Those Who Trespass.
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"It is easier to get out of jail then it is a morgue"
Live long and defend yourself!
John 3:16
[This message has been edited by leedesert (edited October 06, 1999).]