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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 05:51 PM
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The luxuries of America...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/26/eveningnews/main613876.shtml

...Jamie Petterson. He's charged with second-degree murder in Alaska, after his pick-up collided head-on with an SUV, killing the couple inside. Petterson is accused of watching his dashboard DVD at 90 miles per hour.

Siclair sees more roadway disasters on the horizon now that the big-car makers are selling these systems to consumers.

Hoo-boy. From cell phones to make-up to eating vittles in the car... sigh. Who needs Osama when corporate america can do it far more creatively while baiting us with our greatest legal intoxicants...
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Interrobang Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:38 PM
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1. Holy shit!
Pardon my Old English, but that's perverse! The guy was watching tv in his car?!

I wish people would get the idea that their rolling iron is basically a high-speed weapon (or can be, anyway) and treat it with the appropriate respect!
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:40 PM
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2. Hi Interrobang!
Haven't seen you posting for a while.
:hi:
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:44 PM
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4. They were most likely showing a new gun for sale on TV
And he could not take his eyes off it.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:51 PM
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5. A gun, a bottle of compelling booze, or a hooker...
Heck, Jerry Springer usually hits that trifecta...
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Cursive_Knives512 Donating Member (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 06:43 PM
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3. Disgusting!
If that's all true, I hope he is found guilty. Maybe that would be a wake-up call to more people like him.
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sgrayhem Donating Member (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-26-04 08:31 PM
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6. HOW STUPID
What was he watching NASCAR! LOL Bet they don't have DVD's in prison!
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