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Ethical question: Report friend's DUI's?

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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:00 AM
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Id start by telling her father, and let him parent his child properly. Dragging the police into things never makes life easy, but if the father can't get his kid in line, call the cops.

Of course, you could let the air out of her tires every time she drives drunk...
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:10 AM
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I agree with the other posters - if you don't do something (whether it's talk to her dad, call the police), and someone is injured or killed, I'll bet you'll feel awful. Thus far it seems other methods haven't convinced her to change, so it's time for a different strategy.

There may be a risk that she's pissy with you about whatever you do, but I think it takes a true friend to call someone out on their poor choices.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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I'd start with the parent since she's so young. They might still have financial influence over her. Otherwise straight to the cops. How will you feel if/when you hear she kills someone because she was driving drunk? I'd feel a lot worse then for not turning her in.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:20 AM
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If she was my friend, I would want to teach her a lesson with having her life completely upset, loss of licence etc.

Maybe you know a cop, or a friend of a cop that you could ask a favour?

I would ask one of my buddies to knock on the door, tell her that they have recived numerous reports of her car serving etc, and that they suspected that she had driven drunk on more then one occasion.

From this point on, she will be flagged in the system and they will keep a close eye on her, and if she is caught, he can explain every bad thing that will happen..

That shoud scare her straight, while not screwing up the next 3 years of her life.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:03 AM
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Well, just talked to her. Now I went from mad at her to PISSED at someone else.

Apparently, she had 3 drinks last night. Her friend told me this, but I didn't buy it until I heard it from her lips sober.

Some strange guy kept trying to take care of her. She got DRUNK about 20 minutes after he showed up. He texted her when she got home asking if she was ok and if he could come check on her.

I KNOW she got slipped something. I'm trying to get her to the ER to get blood drawn, and file a report.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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Tell the dad, he'll take the keys away. End of story.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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Still should not change things too much. If she is driving drunk a few times a week she has issues.

I'd have her watch one of those HBO's docs about brain injury. Take a look at some of those folks who got in car accidents. Tard city. Really sad.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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You need to pick better "friends".....

Seriously though... Just report her.. Don't talk to anyone about it...just do it.

Personaly, anyone that I told to quit driving drunk that continued to do it..... I would lose ALL respect for that person. I don't even know your friend but she sounds pretty damn stupid and selfish.

Think about it.. MOST people when confronted about not driving.... immediately acknowledge your right...or thank you for keeping them from driving the next day.

You're getting caught up in a lot of drama man... only a matter of time and your post are going to be about YOU and not "a friend"


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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Shinigami,Aug 10 2007, 08:32 AM
Tell the dad, he'll take the keys away. End of story.
doubt it....

Tell dad... dad talks to daughter..... daughter kisses ass..... dad does nothing.......daughter gets pissed at friend who told dad.....daughter continues to drive drunk.

Call the police....period.


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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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tell her to smoke pot instead, you can drive a lot better stoned than drunk
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