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Anonymous wrote:I think I understand straight up murder as a crime - like I sometimes get why someone would kill someone. But I simply cannot understand drunk driving. It's just so preventable and senseless and needlessly selfish.

NP. I don't really understand people who don't understand drunk driving. Is it an East Coast/city thing? An age thing?

In most of the country, including the Carolinas, when you go to a restaurant or bar or club and have a drink, then you have to drive your car home. There's no other real option. It's too far to walk, there's no public transportation. Uber is convenient in DC but in many places, it's not. And leaving your car overnight is not allowed. The stigma has increased and people have started to be smarter about waiting before driving, but being drunk often means not making the best decisions. Is driving drunk the right thing to do? No. I've never done it, but I know many people who have (many of them have become wiser but not all and not always). I understand it.

I don't understand it and I went to a college in the middle of nowhere when there were no cabs at all or Uber and I NEVER drank and drove because I have integrity and respect for others. This girl did not have one drink at dinner and drive home. She was probably black out. Who knows if she even remembers it.

If you can't have a drink and drive then you shouldn't. I'm much older now but at my age and weight I will not drink at all and drive within 4 hours of drinking.

You don’t have to leave DC to see drunk driving. People do it every day right here. People who can easily afford ride shares. It’s defended on DCUM regularly as “just one drink, what’s the problem?”

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Anonymous wrote:I think I understand straight up murder as a crime - like I sometimes get why someone would kill someone. But I simply cannot understand drunk driving. It's just so preventable and senseless and needlessly selfish.

NP. I don't really understand people who don't understand drunk driving. Is it an East Coast/city thing? An age thing?

In most of the country, including the Carolinas, when you go to a restaurant or bar or club and have a drink, then you have to drive your car home. There's no other real option. It's too far to walk, there's no public transportation. Uber is convenient in DC but in many places, it's not. And leaving your car overnight is not allowed. The stigma has increased and people have started to be smarter about waiting before driving, but being drunk often means not making the best decisions. Is driving drunk the right thing to do? No. I've never done it, but I know many people who have (many of them have become wiser but not all and not always). I understand it.

I don't understand it and I went to a college in the middle of nowhere when there were no cabs at all or Uber and I NEVER drank and drove because I have integrity and respect for others. This girl did not have one drink at dinner and drive home. She was probably black out. Who knows if she even remembers it.

If you can't have a drink and drive then you shouldn't. I'm much older now but at my age and weight I will not drink at all and drive within 4 hours of drinking.

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Anonymous wrote:Is her dad Len Komoroski, CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, OP?

No, that’s a different Jamie Komoroski. They’re both on Facebook. One is from NJ and went to Coastal Carolina, the other is from Chagrin Falls which is a nice Cleveland suburb.

Anonymous wrote:Is her dad Len Komoroski, CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, OP?

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Anonymous wrote:Is her dad Len Komoroski, CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, OP?

Ding ding ding.

No she's from NJ

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Anonymous wrote:I saw this and it is absolutely horrific. It upsets me even more knowing that when something similar happened here in the DC area - great kid killed by drunk driver - there were defenders of the drunk driver here in DCUM. Disgusting.

Drunk drivers need to be put away for a long time. No apologies, especially in 2023 when there are Ubers/Lyfts, etc. at the touch of a screen.

Excuses in order:

It was a mistake. The driver shouldn't spend his life in jail for a simple mistake.
There was no intent. He couldn't understand the consequences of exceeding the speed limit slightly.
Why are they allowing people to drive golf carts on the road? Roads are dangerous and golf carts and pedestrians should stay away from them.

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Anonymous wrote:Is her dad Len Komoroski, CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, OP?

Ding ding ding.

Anonymous wrote:Is her dad Len Komoroski, CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, OP?

Anonymous wrote:Is her dad Len Komoroski, CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers, OP?

Anonymous wrote:Looks like she’s a graduate (maybe) of Coastal Carolina, a notorious party school. She’s only 25.

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Anonymous wrote:I think I understand straight up murder as a crime - like I sometimes get why someone would kill someone. But I simply cannot understand drunk driving. It's just so preventable and senseless and needlessly selfish.

NP. I don't really understand people who don't understand drunk driving. Is it an East Coast/city thing? An age thing?

In most of the country, including the Carolinas, when you go to a restaurant or bar or club and have a drink, then you have to drive your car home. There's no other real option. It's too far to walk, there's no public transportation. Uber is convenient in DC but in many places, it's not. And leaving your car overnight is not allowed. The stigma has increased and people have started to be smarter about waiting before driving, but being drunk often means not making the best decisions. Is driving drunk the right thing to do? No. I've never done it, but I know many people who have (many of them have become wiser but not all and not always). I understand it.