OT: Gonzaga coach Mark Few cited for DUI, apologizes for 'lapse in judgment'

[HuskyHawk]

Same, I don't drive if I know I'm going to be drinking at all but it's easy to do living in a big city. I would imagine my cutoff would look something like a few drinks over several hours if I had to drive.

Few screwed up but I have trouble casting stones having driven drunk plenty of times in my younger years. Thankful I never got a DUI or worse hurt someone else. Programs like MADD and SADD were instrumental in making us take these things seriously many years ago and making the gov't crack down, it's had a profound impact on saving lives. Way more accidents are caused by texting while driving than drinking and driving and that seems like a problem which hasn't really been addressed.

Agreed. I'm not casting any stones given I certainly drove when I shouldn't at times many years ago. I think Uber has done wonders to provide an option for people who aren't in an environment with public transit or within walking distance. That said, the limits are somewhat artificially low at this point, and as you noted, distracted driving is a bigger problem. Coming home from Newport on Sunday I lost track of the number of people staring at their phones while going 75 mph. One lady appeared to be reading and I mean more than a text.

Things like Tesla auto-pilot will help drunk driving situations as well. The current state of automotive technology almost makes it too easy to drive while distracted, compared to cars of years past, which took a lot more work to keep in a lane at a stable speed. Cars due just enough to lull people into a false sense of security.

 

[uconnfan68]

Idaho doesn’t exist.

Far East Washington.

 

[UCDaveD]

Far East Washington.

I didn’t know that such a common take about Idaho would cause such convulsions. I guess I’ll keep my opinions on Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas to myself lest I cause someone to stroke out.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Like no one here has ever had a few pops and drove home. From the XL? From the Rent? From a family BBQ? From dinner with the in-laws? There's drinking and driving and there's DRINKING and driving.

Still doesn't make it right or okay because no one got hurt.

You can drive 100 mph on the Merritt and not get caught but it doesn't mean you weren't endangering others or yourself.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

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[superjohn]

I didn’t know that such a common take about Idaho would cause such convulsions. I guess I’ll keep my opinions on Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas to myself lest I cause someone to stroke out.

I think people just think it's weird you think it's a joke that place is a popular tourist destination, it's hugely popular as are a bunch of places in the mountain west region and South Dakota. That's probably considered the most beautiful region in the country by most.

 

[NJHusky]

I didn’t know that such a common uninformed take about Idaho would cause such convulsions.

Fixed it

 

[87Xfer]

We need a new border...one around Florida.

Nah, we need to saw FL and Texas off at the borders and set them adrift .

 

[NJHusky]

Nah, we need to saw FL and Texas off at the borders and set them adrift .

They are so bad Californians and Northeast folks are flocking there. Good for you as fewer high net worth folks in CT will allow u to pay an even higher tax rate going forward

 

[UCDaveD]

Fixed it

That’s fair, I guess. I’ll take your word for it.

 

[UCDaveD]

I think people just think it's weird you think it's a joke that place is a popular tourist destination, it's hugely popular as are a bunch of places in the mountain west region and South Dakota. That's probably considered the most beautiful region in the country by most.

I’m sure there are beautiful places in Siberia too. Doesn’t mean I’d have any interest in ever stepping foot there. I’ll leave it to other to enjoy those “hidden gems”

Can also be said that the white-knighting for a place like Idaho is equally weird. To each their own though.

 

[87Xfer]

They are so bad Californians and Northeast folks are flocking there. Good for you as fewer high net worth folks in CT will allow u to pay an even higher tax rate going forward

Good point. But I left the Northeast a dozen + years ago. Anyone who's interested in flocking to "there": I say keep doing so!

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

I think people just think it's weird you think it's a joke that place is a popular tourist destination, it's hugely popular as are a bunch of places in the mountain west region and South Dakota. That's probably considered the most beautiful region in the country by most.

Replace "most" with "some" and you're probably right. There are plenty of people who prefer Hawaii, the California coast, Florida beaches, the Maine coast, Alaska etc. to South Dakota (which I will admit was surprisingly beautiful but not a place I'd want to live). I did not like Coeur d'Alene but had an awesome couple days in Boise.

 

[UCSouth]

Good god, no problem. Have you seen Florida lately?

You're welcome here in Alabama.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

This is the most avoidable thing ever.

 

[Chief00]

Didn't know that. My brother lives about 60 miles east of Portland, OR and he did say the farther east you go in Oregon and Washington the more wackos there are. I guess this is what he was talking about.

Have you ever been to Idaho? Every state has a few nut cases - MA definitely does - Does that make you one?

 

[methodology]

sounds like he had a few too many. but seriously drunk driving is never acceptable especially if you're a millionaire coach with access to uber and lyft.

Uber and Lyft isn’t available everywhere. For instance in Peoria Illinois (same population as new haven) there is never any cars available for either service. The taxi service closes at 5 pm on Sundays also

Midwest and western/rural mountain area is not the same as what easterners and city people are used to

side not Peoria is hometown of Shaun Livingston and Joe Girardi

 

[methodology]

I've long been able to hold my own, but yeah, 6 drinks in a hour at 220 lbs and I'd think you're quite a bit past merely "impaired". I'm bigger than 220 and I don't risk more than 2 an hour if I have to drive.

At larger than 220 you are below .08 with 2 beers and unless you’re a lightweight 2 beers an hour you shouldn’t feel a thing.

there’s research that shows that people who drive “drunk” more often and starting at younger age are less likely to get a as DUI because they are conditioned.

the whole scale is so absurd. Alcohol affects people differently. I’ve been with people of same weight where one is stumbling and slurring after 5 drinks and the other person could drink a fifth of whiskey and pass the roadside olympics fly a plane and do anything another person could do sober

 

[uconnfan68]

I've long been able to hold my own, but yeah, 6 drinks in a hour at 220 lbs and I'd think you're quite a bit past merely "impaired". I'm bigger than 220 and I don't risk more than 2 an hour if I have to drive.

Once upon a time, I got stopped for going 30 in a 25 (literally), and failed the test. We had just left our Navy division Christmas party, and I had about 3 miles on side streets to get home. I was doing ok. Ended up blowing .19. As part of my deal, I had to attend 2 weekends of a defensive driving course. On the 2nd weekend, they asked for 2 volunteers to drink until over the limit (0.10), and do the driving course (closed lot). No one volunteered, so they begged, and me and another kid offered. They feed us beer for 2 hours, and then offered shots. After about 12 beers and 2-3 shots, I was still under the limit. I was 6’, 172#. The other kid was faced. I did the course just as well as I did the first weekend. They were a little upset I wasn’t a good example.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Can we all agree: Coeur D'Alene is a really nice spot, ditto Sun Valley, Boise is fine, and Idaho also has a disproportionate number of white supremacists armed to the teeth?

 

[ucp990411]

Give the guy a break it’s his only lapse of judgement in the last 30 years. Guy is a winner.

I guess he never drove while intoxicated before? Not saying he is not a winner or a great guy which he may be but to say this is only lapse of judgement in 30 years is naive.

 

[ucp990411]

I get that the BY loves it's booze, but the soft takes on this are pretty upsetting...DUI's aren't "lapse of judgment" or "poor choices" they're incredibly dangerous, irresponsible and a million other adjectives I don't wanna look up in a thesaurus for ducking stupid.

Agreed driving under the influence is stupid and he should be punished. You guys that are soft pedaling this know anybody killed by a drunk driver? I have - my father when I was 10 and it changed my life forever.

 

[jleves]

Once upon a time, I got stopped for going 30 in a 25 (literally), and failed the test. We had just left our Navy division Christmas party, and I had about 3 miles on side streets to get home. I was doing ok. Ended up blowing .19. As part of my deal, I had to attend 2 weekends of a defensive driving course. On the 2nd weekend, they asked for 2 volunteers to drink until over the limit (0.10), and do the driving course (closed lot). No one volunteered, so they begged, and me and another kid offered. They feed us beer for 2 hours, and then offered shots. After about 12 beers and 2-3 shots, I was still under the limit. I was 6’, 172#. The other kid was faced. I did the course just as well as I did the first weekend. They were a little upset I wasn’t a good example.

Cool story bro

 

[uconnfan68]

Agreed driving under the influence is stupid and he should be punished. You guys that are soft pedaling this know anybody killed by a drunk driver? I have - my father when I was 10 and it changed my life forever.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[Kathy]

Agreed driving under the influence is stupid and he should be punished. You guys that are soft pedaling this know anybody killed by a drunk driver? I have - my father when I was 10 and it changed my life forever.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[temery]

Love their potatoes

 

[phillionaire]

Uber and Lyft isn’t available everywhere. For instance in Peoria Illinois (same population as new haven) there is never any cars available for either service. The taxi service closes at 5 pm on Sundays also

Midwest and western/rural mountain area is not the same as what easterners and city people are used to

side not Peoria is hometown of Shaun Livingston and Joe Girardi

Guess that means it’s ok to drive drunk. Gotta get home somehow.

 

[methodology]

Guess that means it’s ok to drive drunk. Gotta get home somehow.

No but it’s stupid people are so gung-ho about driving after having a couple but never say anything or have those strong stances about texting and driving when:

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than intoxicated driving. ... Another study stated that texting drivers react 23 percent slower than intoxicated drivers do.

Texting While Driving: Is It As Dangerous As Drunk Driving?

Read the surprising answer and different penalties for each.

www.stewartlawoffices.net

then there’s also the people in their pain killers, Xanax, or whatever other medications that no one ever blasts. Either have the stance for everything or stop cherry picking

all of them are wrong yet I find it unreasonable the only ones who get the wrath of society are the ones who drink

 

[phillionaire]

No but it’s stupid people are so gung-ho about driving after having a couple but never say anything or have those strong stances about texting and driving when:

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than intoxicated driving. ... Another study stated that texting drivers react 23 percent slower than intoxicated drivers do.

Texting While Driving: Is It As Dangerous As Drunk Driving?

Read the surprising answer and different penalties for each.

www.stewartlawoffices.net

then there’s also the people in their pain killers, Xanax, or whatever other medications that no one ever blasts. Either have the stance for everything or stop cherry picking

all of them are wrong yet I find it unreasonable the only ones who get the wrath of society are the ones who drink

This isn't a thread about texting and driving. This is about a multi-millionaire coach that is supposed to be a role model for young men that made the conscious decision to get behind the wheel of a car when he was drunk, and got pulled over for speeding and driving erratically. If he had been pulled over for texting and driving that would be just as bad. But he wasn't. Don't justify drunk driving by saying "this other thing is bad too so why don't people get mad about it".

 

[McLovin]

No but it’s stupid people are so gung-ho about driving after having a couple but never say anything or have those strong stances about texting and driving when:

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than intoxicated driving. ... Another study stated that texting drivers react 23 percent slower than intoxicated drivers do.

Texting While Driving: Is It As Dangerous As Drunk Driving?

Read the surprising answer and different penalties for each.

www.stewartlawoffices.net

then there’s also the people in their pain killers, Xanax, or whatever other medications that no one ever blasts. Either have the stance for everything or stop cherry picking

all of them are wrong yet I find it unreasonable the only ones who get the wrath of society are the ones who drink

I didn’t realize that in order to say drunk driving is bad, in a thread specifically about a DUI, everyone also had to publicly make a stance on every other potential driving hazard to validate their statement.