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JH,
I like you man, but you're rolling a little agro lately.
Are you OK?
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Stopped to help a car that ran off the road one night. Saw it happen about a quarter mile ahead of us. Car went off the right shoulder and made a huge spray of snow up in the air. Stopped in the closest driveway on a two lane highway. Guy opened the door and fell out of the car face first into the snow. I thought he was injured, called 911 and waited for law enforcement and ems to show up.
Long story short, he was drunk. Belligerent as H e ll. Made a big stink until law enforcement arrived. Demanded I drive him home. My 12 year old son was with me and he was exposed to to whole song and dance. "Take me home!". "No, sorry but we have to wait until the police arrive". "Take me home right now!". Over and over for 20 + minutes. Told him to get back in his car. He tried to get unstuck and drove his car downhill into a ravine. Wasted over an hour of our time, gave a report and then was subpoenaed to go to court.
Wasted another couple of hours doing that. He did a plea deal and agreed to some kind of rehab program.
I would do the same thing again but would be less nice with the belligerence.
One good thing, my son is fully grown now and won't touch a drop of alcohol.
God Bless America
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I absolutely do. It is not snitching. It is reporting a crime. Most people have little chance of being killed by criminals if they aren't involved in criminal activity themselves and they are selective in their choice of bed partners. The biggest exception pertains to impaired driving, where the person minding their own business and being careful gets killed or seriously injured without warning. As far as Gruff's comment is concerned, I don't attempt to investigate and ascertain the reason why someone appears to be impaired. If someone looks like they are driving in a manner that could kill someone, I call it in. I don't usually tail people after calling it in because I don't want to be involved in the collision. So I can assume from your post you call in every blue hair, texter, and distracted driver you encounter. Good , at least you are honest.
MAGA
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^^ No, you cannot assume that. I do not focus on the driver. I focus on what the vehicle is doing. There are tons of bad drivers out there doing stupid stuff all the time. Only some bad driving rises to the level of menace to society on the road that justifies a call to the police. If a vehicle is weaving all over the place, or a person is proceeding against traffic for 3 blocks on a divided roadway, I don't know or care what the person looks like or whether they are drunk, texting, suffering from dementia, have blue hair or whatnot. That is not my primary concern and I do not attempt to close the distance to try to figure that out. I used the term "impaired" in my post instead of drunk driving for a reason.
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
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Oh hell yeah!
Imagine if you found out that 15 miles later they killed someone.
And you could have stopped it.
If you can't do it for the right reason.
Do it for yourself.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Oh, hell yes I . . .
Wait, never mind. I thought you said 1911.
Haul ass, haul ass! - Pappy
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Average about once every month or two. Not just drunks, but also other things. Ever called in someone having sex/BJ's and that type of thing? 
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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Was driving on interstate in central Oregon, going to eastern Oregon to elk hunt. Some guy passes me and as he’s even with me, he takes a bug slug of Jack Daniels straight from the bottle. Friend with me got his plate number. We stopped at next exit ( pre cell phone) and called the hiway patrol and resumed our journey. Quite a few miles down the hiway, the highway patrol had the guy cuffed spread eagle and was frisking him. May have saved the guys life or others life. Most likely just ruined his. Good work. I sure hope so!!! Anybody who drives drunk is a loser, selfish S.O.B. that deserves the strictest punishment. They have no regard for human life and think of nothing but themselves.
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My part of the country and when I'm out driving is more about livestock being out, but most of the sober pull out in front of you drivers are worse than a drunk
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I followed a skanky gal and her burnout beau for about 7 miles one morning. She was driving. 30s somethings had the meth/biker/live with grandma look about them.
white line to white line, worst I’d ever seen doing about 20-25 mph in a 50. I was on phone with 911 gave em details, plate numbers, they gave me a run around why did I *67 when I called, who was I, what was my number, etc.
They pulled into a hajjii raghead gas station. I walked up to them sitting in the car and asked was they alright. Easy Rider in the passenger seat eyes blood shot, he says “yeh man its all good she is a diabetic”
Pffft
Both smelled like 3 days of Jim Beam.
I told dispatch they were parked at such and such gas station. I filled up with gas, hung out for for about 10 mins. They drove off and continued on down another way from where I was going. Inwas headed to WORK to go lay their bills. Deputies never showed. About 15 mins had elapsed total and they couldnt get on em. Cant imagine why LEO would blow you off like that.  
Ecc 10:2
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Average about once every month or two. Not just drunks, but also other things. Ever called in someone having sex/BJ's and that type of thing? Nah. There's a wrecked car that stays parked in front of one of the pawn shops here. Probably stolen from somewhere. The hookers over by Hard Rock casino use it to turn tricks. Been there for months. Nobody calls it in. Somebody doing 70 in a 30.. [bleep] are gonna kill somebody's mother, brother, aunt, sister. Yeah, you damn right I'll dial 'em right up.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Average about once every month or two. Not just drunks, but also other things. Ever called in someone having sex/BJ's and that type of thing? Not me, when I see that it's strictly a citizen's arrest type of thing..
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Yup, but only if I know em.
Black Cows Matter!
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Was driving on interstate in central Oregon, going to eastern Oregon to elk hunt. Some guy passes me and as he’s even with me, he takes a bug slug of Jack Daniels straight from the bottle. Friend with me got his plate number. We stopped at next exit ( pre cell phone) and called the hiway patrol and resumed our journey. Quite a few miles down the hiway, the highway patrol had the guy cuffed spread eagle and was frisking him. May have saved the guys life or others life. Most likely just ruined his. Good work. I sure hope so!!! Anybody who drives drunk is a loser, selfish S.O.B. that deserves the strictest punishment. They have no regard for human life and think of nothing but themselves. Need a hug from mommy?
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