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Women's Drunk Driving On The Rise In California

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whynotshesaid
07/13/09

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Equality, yo. Not all of us are going to be Sonia Sotomayors and Hillary Clintons. Some of us will be drunken knuckleheads. Just like the boys.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
07/13/09

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There are a lot of compromises to make when you live in New York City, but every time I'm out having a few drinks I thank the Noodle for round-the-clock mass transit and readily available taxicabs. The stories in this article of lives lost for no reason except someone wanting a buzz and being stupid enough to get behind the wheel are just so heartbreakingly sad.
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LaComtesse
07/13/09

@chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: I thank the Noodle (blessings be upon him) for 24 hour food delivery. It's not everywhere you can get a bacon egg and cheese sandwich at 3 a.m. when you're too drunk to make one for yourself.
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Sputnik_Sweetheart
07/13/09

@chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: I have to say it never ceases to amaze me how some people have such a relaxed attitude towards drunk driving. I know people* who admit (brag?) to driving while drunk and they really don't seem to understand why it is wrong. *Not while I'm around, because I would not let them get behind the wheel and I make it a policy to scold them after they tell me.
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bluebears
07/13/09

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hmmm....actually, ever since spending a summer working for a public defender, I have my own private non-scientifically proven theory that cops pull over men more often, particularly late at night (ie prime DUI time).

I would see about one woman for ever nine men come through for DUI and just from my own personal anecdotal evidence I knew that stat couldn't be right.
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nora charles
07/13/09

@bluebears: This is my thought too. It could be a question of expectations--officers are more likely to notice symptoms of drunkenness with men because they expect the men to be drunk. It could be a question of behavior--maybe men are more likely to get belligerent or display obvious drunkenness than women? Or it could just be a question of skill--maybe women are better at driving drunk than men? (I kind of doubt this, but it's a possibility.) At any rate, I'm sure that there's a disparity between the sexes when it comes to drunk driving, but I'd be hard-pressed to believe it's a 25/75 disparity. Especially when it takes less alcohol, on average, to get women drunk in the first place!
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bluebears
07/13/09

@nora charles: yeah, I honestly wonder if perhaps in a way its almost "simpler" for a male cop to pull over another male late at night. For all involved.
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morninggloria
07/13/09

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From what I hear, it's nearly impossible to tolerate driving on California's congested freeways unless you're drunk.
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Mediokra
07/13/09

@morninggloria: Heh. If you drink and drive in California, you don't necessarily become more reckless, you simply no longer fear the recklessness of those around you.
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Bunsen Honeydew
07/13/09

@morninggloria:Congratulations, you've done the unthinkable. You've made drunk driving funny. I envy you.
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Penny
07/13/09

@morninggloria: I used to handle my 2 hr a day commute with Red Bull and cigarettes. And sometimes some cocaine.
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LuvEwan
07/13/09

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" "Males are still the major knuckleheads," says a safety official, "but females for some reason seem to be trying to catch them." "

Of course we are. That's how you obtain equality in ALL facets of life, even crime.

Now we need to get moving on armed robbery, rape and mass murder, 'cuz let's face it gals, we're really behind.
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Bunsen Honeydew
07/13/09

@LuvEwan: I think you've also forgotten illegal gambling warlording, drug trafficking and large scale white collar crime. That glass ceiling isn't gonna break it's self, ladies!
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Jack_Burton
07/13/09

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Et Tu, Tank Girl? I haz a sad.
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Mediokra
07/13/09

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I love when people use a term like "knuckleheads" when releasing an official statement or talking to the press. It's downright endearing.
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