Dak got a DUI!!

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Originally Posted by tallydawg

239 kids (ages 14 and younger) were killed in 2012 as a result of drunk driving. Statistics for adults is probably much more. Ultimately, I don't see how one could say this was only a "mistake". It was wrong and more than that, it was dangerously selfish.

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Millions drink and drive everyday. As I said- less than 1%.

This is life and there are dangers out there. We cant eliminate all dangers. You want to eliminate drinking and driving? Then let's ban the sale of alcohol in public places. That would deter it more than anything. We wont do that because alcohol is big business and employs alot of people. Their livelihood depends on people drinking and driving.

I understand your point and I agree, but that has nothing to do with Dak's decision. I don't think it is right for us as State fans to try and defend Dak on this by diminishing the seriousness of driving drunk. We can talk statistics and theories all day, but ultimately I think you are in keeping with the opinion that it was not a wise decision for a future NFL quarterback to make. More than that, as I said in the other post, it was a dangerously selfish decision meaning that driving under the influence (no matter how you spin it) is dangerous, and making that decision when you have thousands of people looking up to you is selfish. He's owned up to it and that's the most he can do for now, but I don't think he would ask us to justify this at all. The right thing for fans and staff to do is make sure that our players understand that there is a higher standard to be accountable to, and when you make bad decisions, you are responsible for them.

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Originally Posted by ShotgunDawg

Your having trouble hashing this out. DUI is terrible but doesn't mean you are a bad guy. It only means you made a mistake.

The result of Dak hitting or not hitting someone while driving under the influence, has nothing to do with what type of person he is.

Let me ask this, would you not draft someone that hit someone while texting and driving? What's the difference? Texting and driving is dumb but isn't indicative of the character, leadership, and intelligence of the person. It's just a dumb, unacceptable mistake.

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Actually texting and driving is more dangerous unless you are the level drunk where you had to have help starting your car. I see people weave all the time and pull up beside them and they are looking at their phone.