is statistically a much bigger threat than Osama Bin Laden, or terrorism. About 120,000 people have died on America's hwy's since 9/11 due to Alcohol...priorities? Easy to get angry at other people killing us, but if we do it to each other, than it MUST be ok, since we just whitewash this aspect of our society.
But you can't make much of a story if more people die from bee stings every year than shark attacks...because people don't fear a bee, but they sure feed on fear.
Human nature is pretty interesting, don't you agree?
2006-10-04 06:38:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Just a note to those of you who wonder what would happen if alcohol was made illegal. Check out something called the 18th amendment, which initiated prohibition in the US. For 13 years alcohol WAS illegal in this country. Was it any safer? Don't know, you'd have to ask all those people who were forced to stay out of the way of the organized crime syndicates that managed to manufacture and transport alcohol during that time.
2006-10-04 09:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by DR 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bee stings don't make national headlines while shark attacks do. That is one reason people fear it more. Another reason is because you have to be allergic to a bee in order for it to kill you while a shark can kill anyone.
Yes, human nature is very interesting and I love to sit back and watch people. It is one of the best forms of entertainment. If you want some real fun, go into a bar on a weekend night and order a soda, then sit back and watch all the people around you get drunk and stupid. I was a bartender in college and never drank on duty. It wasn't long until I realized that I was just like them when I drank too. I haven't had a drink since and it has been 20 years.
2006-10-04 06:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, making alcohol illegal will simply probably never happen. But I really do agree. I am a non-drinker and there should be troopers doing random tests and sobriety check-points on highways. Where I live, the nearby highway as been closed to one lane and stopped randomly on the weekends to give sobriety tests. They have caught a lot of people and I am for it totally. I think that this country needs getter laws and longer sentences giving to people with DUI's. In my local newspaper, someone was caught at 2 different checkpoints in a month Drunk, and it was his 4th DUI, waht is he doing with a license and why is he not encarcerated? But lets face it, terrorism is increasing drastically, especially in other countries because of our president, that is a fact. I believe in the future there will be more people to die because of the US foreign relations with other countries.
2006-10-04 06:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Christine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree! I would like to have it to where I could have video and radar equipment in my car so that when some one does something stupid I could just push a button and record the incident then by satellite send it to the local police department ,,,And if I were caught in the same manner so be it laws are there for our own safety no one should be above the law
2006-10-04 06:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by The gr8t alien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 02:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by rhoat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand were you are comming form! I do agree to the point of Human Nature is pretty intresting! You , the police, The people On Yahoo Answers! , and even me. Can only make sure that we are not those people. It is like this quote " you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" WE can not change how people do things, but we can control what WE do!!! Not the others !!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! !! !
Adam D.
2006-10-04 07:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by Adam D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its silly. After all a 5 mph national speed limit would reduce traffic deaths to almost zero. Probably still be a few pedestrians that couldn't quite get out of the way.
2006-10-04 06:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead on, baby. You are so right. And the cop-out of a handsfree phone doesn't cut it with me either.
2006-10-04 06:47:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put down the laptop and drive don't worry about him worry about you:) just kidding:)
whant to know something else. more people get sick from bagged salad then any other food!
2006-10-04 06:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-04 06:41:33 · answer #10 · answered by rgs121420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋