insipid1979 said:Considering the nature, irresponsibility, and reckless endangerment to others that all go along with getting a DUI charge...i'm sure some ADCOMs will take it into consideration.
Can't you check your "record" by going to the local police department?
I'm not sure if tickets cleared by driving school are off your record completely or not. When I joined the Navy, I disclosed a speeding ticket I had when I was 16 because I'd rather admit to it than have them find it and ask me why I didn't.
I don't have a DUI (thank God) but I know people who got accepted to pharmacy schools with other charges like underage drinking, etc. One of those schools was a religious affiliate school with strict no-alcohol rules even if you are of age, so it is definitely possible to be accepted. I really doubt it will be easy to get an acceptance with an illegal drug charge though. The adcoms are human, and I'm sure some of them get a little tipsy at their holiday parties... BUT being that it is DUI you should probably show a track record of trying to get some help or improve upon what you did so that they know you will be safe candidate for pharmacy.
With that said... if it is already on your record I'm not sure how the whole "expunged" thing works because I always thought it took like 7-10 years for you to do that, but they best policy is honesty. Even if you have adjudication withheld it is not actually withheld, and you need to disclose that. They will appreciate your honesty and maturity.
DUI tickets and fees are a huge money maker to local government. The average DUI drinks and drives like 50 times before getting caught...just to show you how dangerous it is...usually not very. The limit has been lowered so much it's as dangerous as someone talking on the cell phone or being deprived of sleep for a day +/- a few hours. A doctors who has been awake for days is like having a surgeon bong a 6 pack 15 minutes before the operation.
IMO, it's way over blown but because there is always that one tragedy, the laws regarding drinking and driving is much stricter than it should be. Not only that, in this state, the police can cite you even if you're under the limit. There are so many laws that regulate our actions that they can practically get anyone on.
We live in one heck of a world. Forgive and love your neighbor.
DUI tickets and fees are a huge money maker to local government. The average DUI drinks and drives like 50 times before getting caught...just to show you how dangerous it is...usually not very. The limit has been lowered so much it's as dangerous as someone talking on the cell phone or being deprived of sleep for a day +/- a few hours. A doctors who has been awake for days is like having a surgeon bong a 6 pack 15 minutes before the operation.
IMO, it's way over blown but because there is always that one tragedy, the laws regarding drinking and driving is much stricter than it should be. Not only that, in this state, the police can cite you even if you're under the limit. There are so many laws that regulate our actions that they can practically get anyone on.
We live in one heck of a world. Forgive and love your neighbor.
You're justifying driving while intoxicated? Really?
Sure, forgive and love your neighbor, but don't protect him from the consequences of a foolish decision.
Drinking and driving has been demonized.
If you can prove she was painting her nails, go ahead. But for all we know, nail painting is safer than driving drunk. It's not really a systemic problem.How about that ditzy teen who crashes the car because she's doing her nails?
I do agree the legal system could be improved in that regard.It doesn't even matter because you can get a DUI even if you're UNDER the limit. By the time the charges dropped, you'd would've paid thousands in fees and fines.
The limit has been lowered so much it's as dangerous as someone talking on the cell phone or being deprived of sleep for a day +/- a few hours.
DUI tickets and fees are a huge money maker to local government. The average DUI drinks and drives like 50 times before getting caught...just to show you how dangerous it is...usually not very. The limit has been lowered so much it's as dangerous as someone talking on the cell phone or being deprived of sleep for a day +/- a few hours. A doctors who has been awake for days is like having a surgeon bong a 6 pack 15 minutes before the operation.
IMO, it's way over blown but because there is always that one tragedy, the laws regarding drinking and driving is much stricter than it should be. Not only that, in this state, the police can cite you even if you're under the limit. There are so many laws that regulate our actions that they can practically get anyone on.
We live in one heck of a world. Forgive and love your neighbor.
That's not what I'm saying. Let's see that leet RC skills of yours. I'm saying the law has gone too far in defining legally intoxicated and in punishing people. There is a reason they call it legally intoxicated because it has nothing to do with state of intoxication. For most adults, 0.08 is the point where you become less safe...not a danger.
A number of other things like talking on the cell and listening to music is MORE dangerous than the 0.08 BAC level but the consequences of that are far less severe. It's prejudice, pure and simple. Drinking and driving has been demonized.
How about that ditzy teen who crashes the car because she's doing her nails? Obviously, she's a ditz and a terrible danger to society. Let's throw her in jail for two weeks, the same sentence for a county with mandatory sentencing laws. My point...LET THE CONSEQUENCES FIT THE ACTION!
It doesn't even matter because you can get a DUI even if you're UNDER the limit. By the time the charges dropped, you'd would've paid thousands in fees and fines. It's almost systematic at how the Govt can impound and sell your belongings even before you go to trial.
But what you say don't surprise me. I've met someone who thinks everyone who went to prison deserves it. Does exonerated mean anything?
Exactly, unsafe driving habits can be as or more dangerous than 0.08 BAC...but for most places, it's just a ticket. They won't seize your car for that. But have ONE drink and drive and your life can sink in the toilette. How can anyone say that's not a double standards?
Or, to put it another way (and using the 16K figure), then we could effectively eliminate MURDER in our society if everyone chose to only drive sober. Also, keep in mind those figures include gang violence.The numbers are saying you have a better chance of getting MURDERED than dying in a drunk driving accident. 12k only accounts to less than half a percent of of total deaths in the United States a year!
Exactly, unsafe driving habits can be as or more dangerous than 0.08 BAC...but for most places, it's just a ticket. They won't seize your car for that. But have ONE drink and drive and your life can sink in the toilette. How can anyone say that's not a double standards?
People freak out because it's the leading cause of death for youngsters but even if everyone survived until 30y/o, the average lifespan would only go up a couple years because so few youngsters die in the first place.
The numbers are saying you have a better chance of getting MURDERED than dying in a drunk driving accident. 12k only accounts to less than half a percent of of total deaths in the United States a year! The average offender drives 80-2000 times before they are apprehended. If it was sOo dangerous, they'd be smashing into fire hydrants all the time!
what if it's a misdemeanor dui that was dropped to a reckless driving and a fleeing and eluding a cop felony that was dropped completely? No convinction on the felonly....
The OP made this thread in May of 2006. You may have to speak louder.