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Collecting On Purim in a Limousine
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Posted 2 years ago #
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oomis: should we tell the mother of a kid killed by a drunk driver no more driving in the world anymore for anyone?
Of course not, Flatbush - - but we should have the right to take the driver's license away from anyone driving drunk. And personally, I am for a zero tolerance policy. You do it once, you're toast, if you get caught. Maybe with a mandatory minimum suspension time, like a couple of years, for being caught DWI and if more than once or involved in an accident, loss of privileges for a LONG time, if not forever. A car is a two-ton killing machine, and the privilege to drive is just that, a privilege, not an entitlement. If you want to drive, keep your drinking for non-driving occasions. If one has such poor judgment and self-control that he or she can't do that, then he has no right to drive. And, if someone continues to drive, even after having had his license suspended for DWI or DUI, then he should be thrown in jail. I know I sound very harsh, but I take this very seriously. I have seen the aftermath of such an accident. No one has a right to cause such pain for a preventable action.
Posted 2 years ago # -
agreed oomis. that is how i would also handle the issue except maybe a little less for a first time offender unless someone is hurt or killed c"v.
Posted 2 years ago # -
just going through all the purim threads and i disagree with flatbush27. bochurim should use limos. kids need incentives these days and if this gets them to collect then thats what we have to do. ah u could say alot of money is going to the limo and not the tzedaka but these kids would not have collected any tzedaka money if not 4 the limo
Posted 1 year ago # -
Limos usually hold more kids and the drivers are usually more responsible and patient. Whenever we went out to meet the limo driver they were really watching the kids. The didn't let them drink (they were very concerned that no one throw up in their limo) and they were very patient with the kids, having fun with them and making sure no one was left behind. I have to say that I was always impressed with the drivers and always felt the kids were safer with the limos. They were also afraid to start up with the driver, because they respected the fact that it cost them a lot of money and the driver meant business. If he said don't touch, they didn't. If he said don't drink or you are not getting into my car, they didn't. If he said, we are leaving in 20 minutes, they left in 20 minutes.
So as a concerned individual I found the groups coming with the limo were better organized and more b'kovud. I think parents feel that their kids are safer and have some supervision since the parents can't go along.
Posted 1 year ago #
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