Miguel Cabrera gets hit with a DUI

[a700hitter]

So your personal experiences are king' date=' and everything else bunk, huh? Alcohol impairs your judgement. This is a fact. So who are you to say 'alcohol doesn't make anyone beat their wives or drive drunk [lol']'? If you're boozed up and can't help yourself, there's no telling what you'll do. You shouldn't be let off the hook for it, but it's not a reflection on your intelligence either.

That's right, and that's why the law holds the individual accountable for his actions and doesn't allow the individual to escape responsibility for his actions by saying that he/she did not have the capacity to form the requisite intent to commit the crime, because he was drunk. He'd have a better chance of justifying his actions by arguing undue provocation by the victim than arguing that the liquor made me do it. The individual is responsible. Alcohol can fuel anger, but it doesn't create it and it doesn't make you act on it. Anyone that says otherwise is rationalizing away their own responsibility. It's not a reflection on intelligence, but it does reflect on the persons character.

[a700hitter]

Before alcohol took a big toll on my brother's health, he was close to a liter-a-night vodka drinker, and he held down a job and went to work most of the time and built a very successful career. Most people would have died if they drank like he did. In his heyday, he had the alcohol-soaked short fuse. He was a scary dude. At least a couple of times, I found out about instances where he had a dispute with cab drivers. It usually ended with my brother pulling them from their cabs sometimes through the door window and leaving them in a heap on the hoods of their cars. My brother did those things. The alcohol didn't make him do it. He's responsible for his actions. He makes no excuses for himself. I love my brother, but I don't excuse some of the s*** he did. I'm not buying any excuse for Miguel Cabrera.

[VA Sox Fan]

I don't care who you are or what your personal life experiences are with you or your family members. We all have them. Every single one of us. We ALL have a story.

 

Unless you walk in someone else's shoes, you cannot speak for them or attempt to judge them, regardless of your life experiences/situations. Period.

 

People grow up differently, different circumstances, cultures, etc etc.

 

We all know what we would do or what is right for us but that doesn't mean that other people are going to feel/live/act the way we think "is normal".

 

Cabrera will get help or he won't, it's his decision. Call him what you want.

[jacksonianmarch]

I will call him what I want. He's a douche who is gonna skate by again since he is famous

[VA Sox Fan]

I will call him what I want. He's a douche who is gonna skate by again since he is famous

 

Good for you doc. It's called "Freedom of Speech". One of the many things I love about our country.

[jacksonianmarch]

We agree on something

[VA Sox Fan]

We agree on something

 

Finally!

[italstallianion]

I have a feeling that if someone got hurt/killed because of Miguel Cabrera's DUI, I think that a lot of people will feel differently about it.

[yankees228]

I have a feeling that if someone got hurt/killed because of Miguel Cabrera's DUI' date=' I think that a lot of people will feel differently about it.[/quote']

 

Not saying anyone here would change their mind, but on the whole, this is a legitimate point. People tend to focus on the end result, rather than the process, when assessing a situation. This comes in all walks of life, whether it's an instance like this or a pitcher getting lucky with hard hit balls right at fielders.

[a700hitter]

I don't care who you are or what your personal life experiences are with you or your family members. We all have them. Every single one of us. We ALL have a story.

 

Unless you walk in someone else's shoes, you cannot speak for them or attempt to judge them, regardless of your life experiences/situations. Period.

 

People grow up differently, different circumstances, cultures, etc etc.

 

We all know what we would do or what is right for us but that doesn't mean that other people are going to feel/live/act the way we think "is normal".

 

Cabrera will get help or he won't, it's his decision. Call him what you want.

My point wasn't to tell a personal story, and I don't care if you care. The point is if I am going to hold my brother accountable for his actions with alcohol, I am not going to make excuses for Cabrera. He has a problem with alcohol, and he should get help, but let's not blame the alcohol for him hitting his wife. He is accountable for that. I don't care what demons he is battling what culture he comes from or his life experiences.

[italstallianion]

I also don't think that people were nearly as quick to defend Gallo, the guy whose drinking and driving resulted in the death of Nick Adenhart. I guess that when the athlete is on the other side of the equation, it's viewed differently.

 

To make it clear, I'm not attacking anyone here, I just think that whenever an athlete or celebrity is involved (or whatever you call Lindsey Lohan), that a different set of laws, regulations, and punishments apply.

[Divinity]

I also don't think that people were nearly as quick to defend Gallo, the guy whose drinking and driving resulted in the death of Nick Adenhart. I guess that when the athlete is on the other side of the equation, it's viewed differently.

 

To make it clear, I'm not attacking anyone here, I just think that whenever an athlete or celebrity is involved (or whatever you call Lindsey Lohan), that a different set of laws, regulations, and punishments apply.

 

I think it varies on the situation, Donte Stallworth served 30 days for killing someone... (slap on the wrist) , while Plaxico Burress got 2 years for shooting himself in the leg. (they made an example out of him)

[Palodios]

Not sure where else to put this, but this thread seemed relevant enough. His attorney's name is Yager... appropriate.

 

ATLANTA -- DUI and reckless driving charges have been dismissed against Braves pitcher Derek Lowe.

 

 

Lowe

One of Lowe's attorneys, Cory Yager, said Thursday that solicitor Raines Carter, the chief prosecutor in Atlanta Municipal Court, agreed to dismiss the charges for lack of evidence.

 

Yager says police video following the April 28 arrest showed Lowe "did remarkably well" in his field sobriety tests after declining a breath test.

 

Yager told The Associated Press the reckless driving charge, which stemmed from an allegation Lowe was racing, "was absolutely unfounded."

 

Lowe, 37, did not contest a traffic violation for making an improper lane change.

 

Lowe apologized following the arrest.

 

The Braves were off on Thursday and open a home series against Cincinnati on Friday.

[jacksonianmarch]

You decline a breathalizer if you have something to hide. If you werent drinking, then you should just take it and deal with it. Then again, I have seen significant discordances between blood and breathalizer, so I dont trust them as much as the courts do. But still, if you werent drinking, just take the test and avoid a night in the can

[Youk Of The Nation]

agreed to dismiss the charges for lack of evidence.

 

And by "lack of" we mean "because", and by "evidence" we mean "he's famous".

[barbiecom]

I have a feeling that if someone got hurt/killed because of Miguel Cabrera's DUI, I think that a lot of people will feel differently about it.

 

But it should be take serious as for nothing can compensate the life of a human being.

My feeling <_>