TheRealCanadian
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mamamiax said:First, you are not supposed to drink and drive. This can kill people. You should know before you drink if you want drive. Man... drink at home and sleep. It is crazy to drive when you are drunk..
Actually, the law has no prohibitions on drinking and driving. It does prohibit driving drunk. There is a difference - thousands of Americans drink and drive every day, and no laws have been broken.
Second, how does the previous example constitute drinking and driving - but it's still a crime? Heck, there was a famous case in Canada several years back when a person started to drive home, realized he'd had too much and pulled over to sleep it off. He was charged and convicted, since he had control of the motor vehicle, despite the fact that it was turned off and he was asleep in the back seat.