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Leo Enticknap
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From: Loma Linda, CA
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posted 02-06-2014 05:49 PM

quote: Terry Lynn-Stevens
Part of a drunk driving blitz is to prevent the drunk driving behavior, not just catch it. The average person does/may not drink and drive on a regular occasion, they don't go to Christmas parties, New Years events, or Super Bowls on a regular basis, the blitz is targeted to these people and having the message in the media at this time is effective.

My admittedly subjective and personal experience is the opposite. I would sometimes go to the pub with colleagues for an hour or so after work, some of whom thought nothing of having two or three pints and then driving home ... except for the week or two around Christmas, when those pints would be of Coke (which, ironically, probably did them more damage than the beer they usually drank, but that's another discussion). This wasn't because for two weeks of the year they suddenly realized how dangerous drink-driving was and decided to be good citizens: it was because they believed that they were a lot more likely to be caught. If you put that another way, they believed, correctly, that during the rest of the year, their chances of being caught were effectively zero.

So in a way you're right: the blitzes do work in that they do deter people from drink-driving while they take place. The problem is that they send the message that it's OK to do behavior you're trying to deter when the blitzes are not taking place.

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Bobby Henderson
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posted 02-06-2014 06:48 PM

The most effective anti-drunk driving stings are the surprise checkpoint variety put in place on weekend nights that don't necessarily fall on a major holiday that involves drinking (New Years Eve, St. Patrick's Day, Independence Day). Unfortunately many police departments don't have the manpower to conduct such stings on a regular basis.

Here in Lawton the police department targets a couple of the city's most popular night spots. Instead of waiting down the road trying to catch DUI suspects they put together a big presence in the parking lots during the last hour or two the night clubs are open. Anyone leaving who appears to have had one too many will be directed to one of many cabs waiting in line to drive people home. This approach has two benefits. They're getting more drunks off the streets, but even more important they're eliminating assaults and worse acts that can happen in the parking lots.

Our police department regularly conducts other types of driving stings, mainly busting people driving with no license, a suspended license and/or no insurance. Drivers without insurance is a very common problem.

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Terry Lynn-Stevens
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posted 02-07-2014 12:13 AM

quote: Leo Enticknap
So in a way you're right: the blitzes do work in that they do deter people from drink-driving while they take place.

I appreciate that you can see my point of view on the subject matter.

quote: Leo Enticknap
The problem is that they send the message that it's OK to do behavior you're trying to deter when the blitzes are not taking place.

I understand what you are saying, but I don't think the average person "thinks" its ok, the average person does not drive drunk very often or at all for that matter. The NHTSA estimates that during the period from Thanksgiving to New Years, three times as many people die from crashes that involve drinking and driving. As you get close to Christmas and New Years the stats get higher and higher, this is simply why there are drinking and driving blitzes during the holidays.

The hardcore drinkers who regularly drive drunk will always drive drunk, blitzes probably will not stop them.

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Dave Macaulay
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posted 02-08-2014 12:04 PM

According to the intense media coverage of this, the heroin in some US cities comes in small plastic (also reported as wax paper?) packages about an inch square, with a brand logo. The quality of the brands is even reviewed on websites. When someone ODs and dies and the brand is mentioned in the news coverage, that brand gets much more popular and even counterfeited. Obviously it's "good stuff" if it killed someone...

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Manny Knowles
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From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 02-11-2014 05:40 PM

Next week Tues/Wed Indiana University Cinema will present a 24-hour marathon showcasing Philip Seymour Hoffman's career.

From the IU Cinema special calendar page:

IU Cinema tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Indiana University Cinema pays tribute to the work and legacy of Philip Seymour Hoffman with a 24-hour, 12-film retrospective of his work. Films will be screened back-to-back without intermission. Tickets are not required and audience members are welcome to enter and leave. Seating capacity is 260 and doors will open at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, February 18.

You can see the full IU press release here.

Thanks to a generous gift from Jim and Roberta Sherman, IU Cinema is able to offer this tribute to audiences free of charge. We hope that you join us to honor the work of a master filmmaker, Philip Seymour Hoffman. All films will be screened from 35mm, DCP or HD content. The program includes:

Tuesday, February 18 4:00 PM Jack Goes Boating
Tuesday, February 18 5:40 PM The Savages
Tuesday, February 18 7:40 PM The Master
Tuesday, February 18 10:10 PM Mission Impossible III
Wednesday, February 19 12:20 AM Almost Famous
Wednesday, February 19 2:25 AM A Late Quartet
Wednesday, February 19 4:15 AM Doubt
Wednesday, February 19 6:15 AM Synecdoche, New York
Wednesday, February 19 8:20 AM Magnolia
Wednesday, February 19 11:35 AM Boogie Nights
Wednesday, February 19 2:15 PM Capote
Wednesday, February 19 4:15 PM Owning Mahowny

All start times are estimates.

And here's the IU press release, referenced above:

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IU Cinema paying tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman with 24-hour film marathon

Feb. 11, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University Cinema will screen 12 films starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in an overnight marathon Feb. 18 and 19 on the Bloomington campus.

Hoffman, who died Feb. 2, was a widely admired actor who, The New York Times declared, "gave three-dimensional nuance to a wide range of sidekicks, villains and leading men on screen and embraced some of the theater's most burdensome roles on Broadway." Hoffman's work varied widely -- while he won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the eccentric author in "Capote," he was cast as a villain in the Hollywood blockbuster "Mission Impossible III" alongside Tom Cruise and portrayed gritty rock critic Lester Bangs in "Almost Famous."

"Philip Seymour Hoffman's commitment to the craft of acting and his unrealized future artistic output will be missed by all of cinema," IU Cinema director Jon Vickers said. "He brought a believable level of intensity to all of his roles, whether that be in the form of a quiet, reflective character or a raucous public personality. We wanted to honor his work in an equally intense fashion."

IU Cinema will screen the following films as part of the tribute:

4 p.m. Feb. 18, "Jack Goes Boating" -- The only film Hoffman acted in that he also directed tells the story of a limo driver's blind date in New York City.
5:40 p.m. Feb. 18, "The Savages" -- Siblings face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their aging father.
7:40 p.m. Feb. 18, "The Master" -- A Navy veteran drifts through a series of breakdowns until he becomes deeply involved in a cult, engaged by its charismatic leader.
10:10 p.m. Feb. 18, "Mission Impossible III" -- A secret agent faces a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer while trying to keep his identity secret in order to protect his girlfriend.
12:20 a.m. Feb. 19, "Almost Famous" -- A high school boy accompanies an up-and-coming rock band on tour and writes about it for Rolling Stone magazine.
2:25 a.m. Feb. 19, "A Late Quartet" -- Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, ego and lust.
4:15 a.m. Feb. 19, "Doubt" -- A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.
6:15 a.m. Feb. 19, "Synecdoche, New York" -- A theater director struggles with life while creating a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
8:20 a.m. Feb. 19, "Magnolia" -- The parallel stories of two men about to die, each estranged from a grown child uninterested in making contact.
11:35 a.m. Feb. 19, "Boogie Nights" -- Eddie would've been just another dropout if he hadn't met director Jack Horner, who introduces him to the adult film world and transforms him into a star.
2:15 p.m. Feb. 19, "Capote" -- While researching "In Cold Blood," an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the author develops a relationship with one of the accused killers.
4:15 p.m. Feb. 19, "Owning Mahowny" -- Things get messy for a bank manager with a gambling problem and access to a multimillion dollar account.

All films are free and open to the public, thanks to a donation from IU Cinema supporters Jim and Roberta Sherman. No tickets are necessary, though the cinema's seating is limited to 260 people.

All films will run back-to-back without intermission, and audience members may come and go as they please. Showtimes are approximated based on published running times of the films.

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