Is drinking and driving a choice?

[red324]

You know everyone says it's a choice, but i think once they've passed a certain point, you definitely aren't convincing them otherwise short of the just taking the keys from them. You definitely aren't going to verbally convince them. I don't drink, but I think after a certain point they no longer have logical decision-making abilities. So I don't know if it's fair to say they made the choice. They made the choice to drink, yes that's for sure, but after that it was the alcohol behind it all. Not that i'm blaming the alchohol, I'm just saying they made the choice to drink in excess, not drink and drive. Opinions? Now before you ask, I choose not to drink just because I'm not a fan of that warm burning sensation it gives my throat, plus they have too much red tape involved in it. I'm not the type of person that's just going to sit at the house all day long and drink beer. That's not a productive day, and now i can't even go anywhere because i'm under the influence.

[exitseven]

It is a choice but when you are drunk your judgement is not that good.
I used to do it a lot, it was a different era and most of the time if you were on the roads on Friday night it was a safe assumption that most of the other cars were driven by somebody who was intoxicated.
Looking back I am horrified at what went on back then. There was a chain of restaurants that for a fixed cost would serve you a steak dinner and all the beer you could drink. Afterwards you got back in your car and drove home. The cops must have known what was going on but they never did anything aboiut it.

[molonski2]

Its certainly a free choice and a very dangerous choice to make , that destroys lives , you need to make the choice before you start , and simply being drunk is zero excuse.

[WindAtMyBack]

It's a choice. Even someone drunk enough to be staggering and falling down is aware that they should not be driving.

[princeofromance]

Yes, and you must live with the consequences as well.

[Pterodon]

Of course it is