That's a cop out. You might as well claim that I advocate executing drinkers.

Numbers for one. Bring the percentage of drunk driving accidents down to what it is on any other day and I'd be happy.

And yet there is a sizable percentage of this country willing to shred the constitution in the hope that it saves far less lives.

I'd be happy with just the advertizing. Again you try and redefine my position. Maybe you'd be happier if we just removed all drinking restrictions completely?

Oh God.

Anything but one of those.

Actually I was going to suggest that. Not drinkers, but drunk drivers.

But no, it's not a cop out. Bannng one day is no different than banning another, if it's for the same reason.

But why make the distinction? Is it good to prevent a thousand deaths but less good to prevent a hundred?

That's true, but the point was that you're making the same arguments here that you (and I) condemn there.

No, I'm just pointing out the selectivity of your argument. I did combine two thoughts into one argument. I apologize for making it complicated. So we should ban all advertising of alcohol, or just all advertising for bars. Either way, do you think that would make a difference?

What restrictions are there now? It's already illegal to drink and drive, as it should be. I just find your desire to ban a holiday that doesn't even exist to be absurd.

When I was in IEMT school, we used to fight in order to pull duty on St Patrick's day. We used to call it "Amateur Night"

Always good for a few motor vehicle accidents - good for field IVs and Intubations.

Throw in some knife wounds "I love the sound of a sucking chest wound in the evening"

A bunch of ghouls we were. But we had to log in so many field procedures. :yep:

St. Patricks day ranked higher then new years eve.

So drink up, there are EMT students that need the field calls. :up:

Just don't take an innocent smarter person with you. Please.

We're going to fight about St. Patrick's Day? Looks like we'll fight about anything around here.

In before "poor snakes".

Said nobody in Ireland, ever :woot:

That's the problem. I could care less for the drunk themselves.

The point I'm getting at is St. Paddies day is promoted by the bar industry to lure people to their establishments which causes more people to drive drunk and more people to die.

You stop promoting bad behavior and it usually decreases. Seems to work with cigarettes. I see no reason it couldn't work with bars as well.

I believe the actual phrase is "I couldn't care less"

If you could care less than it has some importance.

(in before Steve) :D

BTW, I agree with you.

Pretty much. :shifty:

No we won't. You are wrong and that's just it.

:D

The soluion is simple, have more pubs so that people only have to walk down the street to find a decent bar.
Either that or have a better public transport system.
Stop drink drivers, remove the car culture.:D

Isn't he the saint of self destructing U-boats?

On behalf of the 'poor snakes'?
Those are fighting words!
:stare:

:o
Hey! I got a wheel thingy over there!
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Yerp. That's the Legacy Badge. Something to do with some mod you worked on back in the day.

OK.
:hmmm:
So screw the snakes. Who do I fight over that?
:haha: