• Etterra@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Must have been in Europe. I’m America the cop woulda shot him. Also probably smelled the booze. Also as an American over never been drunk enough (not even when I had alcohol poisoning that one time) to think theat such legal consequences would be cheaper than a trip to the hospital.

    Fun fact, hospitals routinely do tox screens. OP isn’t just a bullshitter, he’s a bad bullshitter lol

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        2 months ago

        Having lived in both - often having a half pint of 4%. lager is enough to prevent people from driving, in the US having two pints of 7.5% IPA and smoking weed wouldn’t been seen as unusual before a 30 min drive home.

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          Eh, in my state, the legal limit is low enough (0.05% BAC) that you could be over the limit with that lager. In every other state you can have two regular drinks and be under the limit (0.08% BAC), though many states have a zero tolerance (0% BAC) if you’re under 21.

          Oh, and if you’re a POC, the BAC limit is cut in half.

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        Unfortunately not everywhere in Europe…source: am Austrian and our peoples attitude to drunk driving is fucked up

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          I live in bumfuck, Denmark. The amount of drunk people getting into their car is crazy. We’re talking 6-10 drinks in. My wifes uncle lost his license for two years, but that was due to speeding. He got his license back, and still drunk drives. He’s an asshole we only see during big family gatherings.

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            2 months ago

            So insane, how they then also see no fault in themselves. Only in the evil police who would not let them go places in piece, aaargh…

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        It definitely is. Public transportation is basically never an option and Ubers are expensive so most Americans don’t even think about those options. Then there are other problems like Americans not forcing their friends to stay the night when drunk, not having dependable social circles, and a lot of rural folk thinking that no one will be on the roads anyways. It’s a mess is what it is, haven’t even been able to stop family from doing it.

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      No, in Europe this would’ve immediately triggered a criminal investigation.

      “Someone’s been stabbed and they casually drive to the hospital cuz ambulance is too expensive, this is regular day stuff lemme give them a ride” is only a normal occurance in the US and Lebanon.

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      Fun fact, hospitals routinely do tox screens.

      Yeah, when there’s a medical need.