Former Hawkeye basketball player arrested for OWI

I care that there are way too many drunk drivers on the road. I don't care that in this instance it was Kent McCausland as opposed to any other idiot.
 
Is it predictable to notice that the people that don't think drinking and driving is a big deal are usually guilty of having done it weather they have been caught or not? And the people that do think it's a big deal have some good old common sense in their heads and or have been directly touched by a drunk drivers actions? It's too bad that getting drunk and having a good time for a few hours trumps the safety of others in what seems to be most peoples minds. If the punishment for it were what they should be maybe just maybe people would quit doing it as much. It's the same as punishing your kids for any of the things they do wrong. Make the punishment fit the crime and you might just prevent it from happening....
 
.175 is certainly high. I blew that once upon a DUI in 1990 or 1991 (I can't recall) in IC and got my big ticket. Still didnt learn a lesson for a long time and very thankful I didn't kill anyone. Not being able to use sound judgement on drinking and driving is why I stopped drinking entirely nearly seven years ago.

I don't know Kent personally, don't know if this was a one off thing or a pattern...if it's the latter, this could turn out to be the best thing to ever happen to him.

Driving while intoxicated is a big, big deal. Texting and driving is going to become an even bigger deal than it is right now.
 
When I am next to a texting driver I want to slam my car into them to get them to pay attention. Really chaps my arse
 
Other said:
I know he was drunk and behind the wheel. Ima give you a little piece of advice - try your very hardest not to let your adolescent worship of a former college basketball player cloud your judgement too badly or you're apt to say something you might regret. Maybe.
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How do you know Natty isn't friends with Kent? Maybe you are the one saying something stupid.
 
JonDMiller said:
.175 is certainly high. I blew that once upon a DUI in 1990 or 1991 (I can't recall) in IC and got my big ticket. Still didnt learn a lesson for a long time and very thankful I didn't kill anyone. Not being able to use sound judgement on drinking and driving is why I stopped drinking entirely nearly seven years ago.

I don't know Kent personally, don't know if this was a one off thing or a pattern...if it's the latter, this could turn out to be the best thing to ever happen to him.

Driving while intoxicated is a big, big deal. Texting and driving is going to become an even bigger deal than it is right now.
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Very impressive of you to share that....
 
Other said:
I know he was drunk and behind the wheel. Ima give you a little piece of advice - try your very hardest not to let your adolescent worship of a former college basketball player cloud your judgement too badly or you're apt to say something you might regret. Maybe.
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I'll give Kent your best wishes.
 
knighthawk13 said:
How do you know Natty isn't friends with Kent? Maybe you are the one saying something stupid.
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Unless he wasn't really drunk, what excuse do you have to stand up for someone that was drinking and driving? I don't care if it was my son, father, best friend, priest, etc, stupid is stupid.
 
The problem with drunk driving is the person who is being extra careful and gets pulled over for having a head light out and blows a .08 is considered the same criminal as someone who gets pulled over doing 100 and blows a .25. One is a huge danger to everyone around him and the other is a better driver then 90% of the people on the road including himself when he's not drinking. They really need to have graduated penalties depending on what you blow.
 
My two cents worth.

Regarding the "everybody's done it" attitude. I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of us that drink had done it in the past whether or not they got caught. However, a person reaches a time in their life where they grow up and realize how fortunate they were that it didn't ruin someone's life. A lot of the things I did in college we're great back then, however they're things that I'm not real proud of now. People grow up.

I'm with the majority now that it is a big deal. In response to the comments about more accidents being caused by texting or not paying attention. While that might be true, those results may be manipulated by the fact that the majoirity of the OWIs occur late at night when most people aren't on the road.

IMO people make a choice to get behind the wheel and that's there decision. I have less sympathy for those individuals that chose to do it during the hours in which most people are out. There is nothing OK with anyone with anyone getting behind the wheel that early in the day with a .175 BA level. At that point your not playing games with your life your risking the lives of others.
 
PCHawk said:
The problem with drunk driving is the person who is being extra careful and gets pulled over for having a head light out and blows a .08 is considered the same criminal as someone who gets pulled over doing 100 and blows a .25. One is a huge danger to everyone around him and the other is a better driver then 90% of the people on the road including himself when he's not drinking. They really need to have graduated penalties depending on what you blow.
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this is correct. if someone blows over a .15 or so, its not the first time theyve driven drunk.
 
PCHawk said:
The problem with drunk driving is the person who is being extra careful and gets pulled over for having a head light out and blows a .08 is considered the same criminal as someone who gets pulled over doing 100 and blows a .25. One is a huge danger to everyone around him and the other is a better driver then 90% of the people on the road including himself when he's not drinking. They really need to have graduated penalties depending on what you blow.
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I totally agree, but where do you draw that line? If you turn it into a tier system like they use for speeding where the severity would go up as the blood alcohol level increases, I think the number of people taking that risk increases as well.
 
kicker22 said:
I totally agree, but where do you draw that line? If you turn it into a tier system like they use for speeding where the severity would go up as the blood alcohol level increases, I think the number of people taking that risk increases as well.
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Not if .08 was the same penalty as it is now and it only gets worse from there. It might actually encourage people who are planning on drinking and driving anyway to drink less then they otherwise would to avoid the stiffer penalties.
 
Hawkfnntn said:
I can't think of very many actions one can make that would be considered more selfish then driving drunk.
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The problem is, many people don't want to drive drunk. But they've gone to an establishment to watch a game with friends, etc. and had two beers. Is that drunk? Is it ok to have 3 if I eat something with it? What if I have a 4th, but then wait an hour before leaving?

I wish there were some way for people to know their BAC before hitting the road. But I know no one wants the liability that would come with that.
 
1hawkeye1 said:
The problem is, many people don't want to drive drunk. But they've gone to an establishment to watch a game with friends, etc. and had two beers. Is that drunk? Is it ok to have 3 if I eat something with it? What if I have a 4th, but then wait an hour before leaving?

I wish there were some way for people to know their BAC before hitting the road. But I know no one wants the liability that would come with that.
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