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And it's the people that aren't responsible about it that make me feel like we should be a lot more strict. The people that are responsible about it would have nothing to worry about because, well, they're responsible.
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I disagree, the vast majority should not be even more inconvenienced because of a relatively small fragment of irresponsible users. Society has already taken that step anyway and the number of drunk driving incidents are luckily declining.
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You can be and live a perfectly happy life without them and imo you and the people around you are better off without them.
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You honestly can't make that claim because, as you say, you've never tried it.
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I'm not against making it legal. I'm for it for some of the reasons other people have said previously. I just think strict rules should apply to those who aren't using it within the confines of their own home since I don't want people I care about or myself to be sideswiped by some high or drunk idiot that thought "I'm totally capable of driving" instead of waiting until they were sober like a responsible person should.
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Again, you're missing the massive gap between getting drunk/high at home and intoxicated driving. Intoxicated + going outside does NOT mean you're going to hop in a car the first chance you get. People drink at bars, go clubbing, etc and it's almost always fine.
There will always be a few idiots that completely ruin it for everybody else, be it drunk driving or texting + driving. In the end, education is important. I don't go near my car keys for 24 hours after I've had even a drop of alcohol. I'm all for stricter laws on restricting drivers if they're being ******ed, I just don't know how some places (esp in the US where public transportation isnt adequate in many areas) could viably enforce it.