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<p>[QUOTE="Tall Paul, post: 25458246, member: 114635"]Paddyman98,</p><p><br /></p><p>A nice haul in spite of finding only one silver coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't mean to hijack your thread but the article link triggered me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am so saddened to read about those folks being killed by a drunk driver. And it's maddening to know that if the driver has a good lawyer he'll see little time behind bars. Anyone want to make a bet that the first thing his lawyer says, after "he's really a good guy," is that there was a problem with the truck. </p><p><br /></p><p>In many countries, driving drunk leads to an immediate trip to jail for a year. No excuses, do not pass go, tough luck. I had a friend working construction on the LI Expressway who was crippled for life by a drunk driver who drove onto the expressway while it was closed for construction. The driver served no time in jail because of a technicality, his blood alcohol level wasn't tested within a mandated time after the accident. His blood alcohol level was still beyond legal limits when tested in the hospital hours later. The driver also happened to be a highly placed police officer. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a special place in hell for drunk drivers who kill innocent victims. Sorry for the rant but this is a topic that is near and dear to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tall Paul, post: 25458246, member: 114635"]Paddyman98, A nice haul in spite of finding only one silver coin. I don't mean to hijack your thread but the article link triggered me. I am so saddened to read about those folks being killed by a drunk driver. And it's maddening to know that if the driver has a good lawyer he'll see little time behind bars. Anyone want to make a bet that the first thing his lawyer says, after "he's really a good guy," is that there was a problem with the truck. In many countries, driving drunk leads to an immediate trip to jail for a year. No excuses, do not pass go, tough luck. I had a friend working construction on the LI Expressway who was crippled for life by a drunk driver who drove onto the expressway while it was closed for construction. The driver served no time in jail because of a technicality, his blood alcohol level wasn't tested within a mandated time after the accident. His blood alcohol level was still beyond legal limits when tested in the hospital hours later. The driver also happened to be a highly placed police officer. There is a special place in hell for drunk drivers who kill innocent victims. Sorry for the rant but this is a topic that is near and dear to me.[/QUOTE]
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