Comments on: MADD Has A Hissy Fit About GTA4 http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/ Rapid Rants from The Hittman Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hittman http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1272 Hittman Tue, 06 May 2008 16:37:34 +0000 http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1272 Once you achieve your goal, and find that you still have a multi-million dollar organization, the only two options are to dissolve the organization (the honest approach) or re-define your goal and keep your cushy, high paying job (the approach nearly always used.) When MADD was first formed drunk driving was a serious problem. It was routinely ignored by the courts, even when the drunk killed someone. That's no longer the case. So, MADD uses ass numbers to lie about their early success and campaign for more and more stringent laws. You think they're going to stop at the (ridiculous) .08 definition? Yeah, right. At one point they were using the slogan "Impairment Starts with the First Drink." That has now been purged from their web site, but it gives you a good insight into their mind set. Expect to see a federally coerced limit of .05 in the future, and then complaints from MADD that we need to lower it even more. MADD is so out of control that when their founder tried to pull them back to reality, they fired her. Once you achieve your goal, and find that you still have a multi-million dollar organization, the only two options are to dissolve the organization (the honest approach) or re-define your goal and keep your cushy, high paying job (the approach nearly always used.)

When MADD was first formed drunk driving was a serious problem. It was routinely ignored by the courts, even when the drunk killed someone. That’s no longer the case. So, MADD uses ass numbers to lie about their early success and campaign for more and more stringent laws. You think they’re going to stop at the (ridiculous) .08 definition? Yeah, right. At one point they were using the slogan “Impairment Starts with the First Drink.” That has now been purged from their web site, but it gives you a good insight into their mind set. Expect to see a federally coerced limit of .05 in the future, and then complaints from MADD that we need to lower it even more.

MADD is so out of control that when their founder tried to pull them back to reality, they fired her.

]]> By: Harley http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1267 Harley Mon, 05 May 2008 16:18:35 +0000 http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1267 MADD was created to raise awareness of drunk driving and to make sure people who were REALLY drunk or people who did it repeatedly and killed people were to get punished for being so reckless. The problem is that they achieved their goal and they now have about as much use as "Fathers For The Legalization of Chewing Gum". Now they go around looking for shit to be outraged about. MADD was created to raise awareness of drunk driving and to make sure people who were REALLY drunk or people who did it repeatedly and killed people were to get punished for being so reckless.

The problem is that they achieved their goal and they now have about as much use as “Fathers For The Legalization of Chewing Gum”. Now they go around looking for shit to be outraged about.

]]> By: Tom http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1257 Tom Fri, 02 May 2008 07:48:20 +0000 http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1257 It's a frigging game for gods sake. Why can't they get that through their tiny heads of theirs. Groups like MADD are not happy unless they can complain about something that most people find fun. It’s a frigging game for gods sake. Why can’t they get that through their tiny heads of theirs. Groups like MADD are not happy unless they can complain about something that most people find fun.

]]> By: dre222 http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1256 dre222 Thu, 01 May 2008 17:37:27 +0000 http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/2008/04/30/madd-has-a-hissy-fit-about-gta4/#comment-1256 These games already skew to a target market that's an average of 34 years old and the price point ($50) also doesn't lend itself to the teenage wallet. You'd think at some point people would realize that video games allow people an outlet to have virtual experiences (much like books) with no collateral damage. Like Mike T says, this will probably make people realize how bad driving drunk is when they're sober, or it will give them a reason to stay home and get drunk. These games already skew to a target market that’s an average of 34 years old and the price point ($50) also doesn’t lend itself to the teenage wallet. You’d think at some point people would realize that video games allow people an outlet to have virtual experiences (much like books) with no collateral damage. Like Mike T says, this will probably make people realize how bad driving drunk is when they’re sober, or it will give them a reason to stay home and get drunk.

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