▲ 763 ▼ Bless the Midwest (media.piefed.world) submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 82 points 11 months ago (20 children) A car does not randomly have a DUI device... permalink fedilink source hideshow 20 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 63 points 11 months ago* (5 children) Especially in Wisconsin. Our drunk driving laws are some of the most lax in the nation. There's a saying that the first DUI is free, and it's only kinda a joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) Pop over to Michigan and they permanently revoke your license for a second DUI. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago can't have shit in detroit permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) When you look at consumption rates it makes sense. Wisconsin is a powerhouse of drinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago It's like the mitochondria of the Midwest. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iamacar@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago I’ll tell the IRS to screw off. I’ll hit a lawyers car for fun. I will not fuck with the tavern league of Wisconsin. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Taldan@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (1 child) Takes a whole lot of DUIs in Wisconsin. Probably years and years of consistently driving home drunk Driving drunk is just an expected part of American life in most of the country. If it weren't, we'd have ways to get around other than by car permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago Or maybe she's one of those dimwits who likes to annoy judges by asking them if they are following maritime or common law, and assert that the court doesn't have jurisdiction over them, and that they're not travelling, and that nobody was personally harmed... It's impressive just how careful judges tend to be with these nutcases, which I suppose is because it's so far outside the rules of court, that they tend to play too safe and end up vindicating the whole clown show... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beacon@fedia.io 15 points 11 months ago (10 children) Seriously, this isn't that sweet of a scene permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 33 points 11 months ago It never pretended to be a sweet scene. It's basically just saying that wisconsinites are alcoholics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago (6 children) Why not? Not a single person drove drunk that day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago (5 children) At least not the car that has a DUI device installed. But considering the car is the primary method to get around in the States, some of the people in that story probably drove a car before and after permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is "waiting a few hours until you're better" not a thing in the US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PokerChips@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" Sitting in a car while drunk is a DUI in many if not most states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago Not really. You can get a DUI for sleeping in the backseat of a car and you can get charged with vagrancy or public intox for sleeping it off in public. You have to go home (or to someone else's home), and the car is probably the only way to get there. That's why designated drivers and taxis/ubers are so important. The only alternatives are dangerous or illegal unless you can find and afford a spontaneous hotel or you live in a big enough city to have useful public transit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* It seems to me that there's some weird propaganda going on in this thread. I've only ever known one person who has driven while drunk and the only reason I know that is that he confessed it out of deep shame. I guess it's possible that everyone I know is out joyriding every time they drink and just not telling me, but assuming that's not true, I - being from and in the US - never really experienced a culture remotely supportive of drunk driving. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sundray@lemmus.org 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) That's because they didn't include the part where she lands flat on her ass laughing when she realizes "this isn't even MY CAR you guys!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Some friends and I (though sober) once did this to a friend's car so that they would be confused when their shift ended. I'm pretty sure they didn't even notice. permalink fedilink source parent [–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago No, you go through a whole process to get one. Its as a result of a dui. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 63 points 11 months ago* (5 children) Especially in Wisconsin. Our drunk driving laws are some of the most lax in the nation. There's a saying that the first DUI is free, and it's only kinda a joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) Pop over to Michigan and they permanently revoke your license for a second DUI. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago can't have shit in detroit permalink fedilink source parent [–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) When you look at consumption rates it makes sense. Wisconsin is a powerhouse of drinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago It's like the mitochondria of the Midwest. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iamacar@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago I’ll tell the IRS to screw off. I’ll hit a lawyers car for fun. I will not fuck with the tavern league of Wisconsin. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 child) Pop over to Michigan and they permanently revoke your license for a second DUI. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago can't have shit in detroit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago can't have shit in detroit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) When you look at consumption rates it makes sense. Wisconsin is a powerhouse of drinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago It's like the mitochondria of the Midwest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 11 months ago It's like the mitochondria of the Midwest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iamacar@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago I’ll tell the IRS to screw off. I’ll hit a lawyers car for fun. I will not fuck with the tavern league of Wisconsin. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago (1 child) Takes a whole lot of DUIs in Wisconsin. Probably years and years of consistently driving home drunk Driving drunk is just an expected part of American life in most of the country. If it weren't, we'd have ways to get around other than by car permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago Or maybe she's one of those dimwits who likes to annoy judges by asking them if they are following maritime or common law, and assert that the court doesn't have jurisdiction over them, and that they're not travelling, and that nobody was personally harmed... It's impressive just how careful judges tend to be with these nutcases, which I suppose is because it's so far outside the rules of court, that they tend to play too safe and end up vindicating the whole clown show... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago Or maybe she's one of those dimwits who likes to annoy judges by asking them if they are following maritime or common law, and assert that the court doesn't have jurisdiction over them, and that they're not travelling, and that nobody was personally harmed... It's impressive just how careful judges tend to be with these nutcases, which I suppose is because it's so far outside the rules of court, that they tend to play too safe and end up vindicating the whole clown show... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 15 points 11 months ago (10 children) Seriously, this isn't that sweet of a scene permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 33 points 11 months ago It never pretended to be a sweet scene. It's basically just saying that wisconsinites are alcoholics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago (6 children) Why not? Not a single person drove drunk that day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago (5 children) At least not the car that has a DUI device installed. But considering the car is the primary method to get around in the States, some of the people in that story probably drove a car before and after permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is "waiting a few hours until you're better" not a thing in the US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PokerChips@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" Sitting in a car while drunk is a DUI in many if not most states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago Not really. You can get a DUI for sleeping in the backseat of a car and you can get charged with vagrancy or public intox for sleeping it off in public. You have to go home (or to someone else's home), and the car is probably the only way to get there. That's why designated drivers and taxis/ubers are so important. The only alternatives are dangerous or illegal unless you can find and afford a spontaneous hotel or you live in a big enough city to have useful public transit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* It seems to me that there's some weird propaganda going on in this thread. I've only ever known one person who has driven while drunk and the only reason I know that is that he confessed it out of deep shame. I guess it's possible that everyone I know is out joyriding every time they drink and just not telling me, but assuming that's not true, I - being from and in the US - never really experienced a culture remotely supportive of drunk driving. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sundray@lemmus.org 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) That's because they didn't include the part where she lands flat on her ass laughing when she realizes "this isn't even MY CAR you guys!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Some friends and I (though sober) once did this to a friend's car so that they would be confused when their shift ended. I'm pretty sure they didn't even notice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 33 points 11 months ago It never pretended to be a sweet scene. It's basically just saying that wisconsinites are alcoholics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago (6 children) Why not? Not a single person drove drunk that day permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Laser@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago (5 children) At least not the car that has a DUI device installed. But considering the car is the primary method to get around in the States, some of the people in that story probably drove a car before and after permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is "waiting a few hours until you're better" not a thing in the US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PokerChips@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" Sitting in a car while drunk is a DUI in many if not most states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago Not really. You can get a DUI for sleeping in the backseat of a car and you can get charged with vagrancy or public intox for sleeping it off in public. You have to go home (or to someone else's home), and the car is probably the only way to get there. That's why designated drivers and taxis/ubers are so important. The only alternatives are dangerous or illegal unless you can find and afford a spontaneous hotel or you live in a big enough city to have useful public transit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* It seems to me that there's some weird propaganda going on in this thread. I've only ever known one person who has driven while drunk and the only reason I know that is that he confessed it out of deep shame. I guess it's possible that everyone I know is out joyriding every time they drink and just not telling me, but assuming that's not true, I - being from and in the US - never really experienced a culture remotely supportive of drunk driving. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Laser@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago (5 children) At least not the car that has a DUI device installed. But considering the car is the primary method to get around in the States, some of the people in that story probably drove a car before and after permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is "waiting a few hours until you're better" not a thing in the US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PokerChips@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" Sitting in a car while drunk is a DUI in many if not most states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago Not really. You can get a DUI for sleeping in the backseat of a car and you can get charged with vagrancy or public intox for sleeping it off in public. You have to go home (or to someone else's home), and the car is probably the only way to get there. That's why designated drivers and taxis/ubers are so important. The only alternatives are dangerous or illegal unless you can find and afford a spontaneous hotel or you live in a big enough city to have useful public transit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* It seems to me that there's some weird propaganda going on in this thread. I've only ever known one person who has driven while drunk and the only reason I know that is that he confessed it out of deep shame. I guess it's possible that everyone I know is out joyriding every time they drink and just not telling me, but assuming that's not true, I - being from and in the US - never really experienced a culture remotely supportive of drunk driving. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) Is "waiting a few hours until you're better" not a thing in the US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PokerChips@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" Sitting in a car while drunk is a DUI in many if not most states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago Not really. You can get a DUI for sleeping in the backseat of a car and you can get charged with vagrancy or public intox for sleeping it off in public. You have to go home (or to someone else's home), and the car is probably the only way to get there. That's why designated drivers and taxis/ubers are so important. The only alternatives are dangerous or illegal unless you can find and afford a spontaneous hotel or you live in a big enough city to have useful public transit. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* It seems to me that there's some weird propaganda going on in this thread. I've only ever known one person who has driven while drunk and the only reason I know that is that he confessed it out of deep shame. I guess it's possible that everyone I know is out joyriding every time they drink and just not telling me, but assuming that's not true, I - being from and in the US - never really experienced a culture remotely supportive of drunk driving. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) "You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!" Sitting in a car while drunk is a DUI in many if not most states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago Holding car keys near your car can be too, if the cop wants to arrest you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scoobford@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago Not really. You can get a DUI for sleeping in the backseat of a car and you can get charged with vagrancy or public intox for sleeping it off in public. You have to go home (or to someone else's home), and the car is probably the only way to get there. That's why designated drivers and taxis/ubers are so important. The only alternatives are dangerous or illegal unless you can find and afford a spontaneous hotel or you live in a big enough city to have useful public transit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago* It seems to me that there's some weird propaganda going on in this thread. I've only ever known one person who has driven while drunk and the only reason I know that is that he confessed it out of deep shame. I guess it's possible that everyone I know is out joyriding every time they drink and just not telling me, but assuming that's not true, I - being from and in the US - never really experienced a culture remotely supportive of drunk driving. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child) That's because they didn't include the part where she lands flat on her ass laughing when she realizes "this isn't even MY CAR you guys!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Some friends and I (though sober) once did this to a friend's car so that they would be confused when their shift ended. I'm pretty sure they didn't even notice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago Some friends and I (though sober) once did this to a friend's car so that they would be confused when their shift ended. I'm pretty sure they didn't even notice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago No, you go through a whole process to get one. Its as a result of a dui. permalink fedilink source parent