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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend
Not trying to fight with you or anybody else here but I need to make a point.
I've known plenty of addicts including a relative that's in his 50s and has been an alcoholic most of his life.
With that being said, resorting to drunk driving requires more than simply being an alcoholic; it requires somebody to completely lack common sense.
Telling people that they should have empathy for a drunk driver that got themselves injured in a car wreck that was caused by their own stupidity is like saying that we should have empathy for rapists and child abusers because they have mental health issues too and need help.
There is a line you do not cross no matter what and if you cross that line, than you have lost the right for people's empathy as far as I'm concerned.
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First of all, my post was directed to Emily Fox, not you. You have taken my post personally. But since you have addressed me, I will direct this to you. I suspect, of course I could be wrong, that you have been around alcoholics but do not really "know" them. The word "simply" and alcoholic do not go together. There is nothing simple about it. An alcoholic, and I'm going to extend this comment to functioning alcoholics as well, has no concept of common sense. That is not even a choice. If you knew an alcoholic, as you say you do, you would know that.
I'm not telling you who to have empathy for but don't tell me either.