Comments on: “Oregon police officer fired after drunken driving crash sues city, cites disabilities law”

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:30:18 +0000

The only time alcoholism should come into play is if you seek help for it *BEFORE* you break the law. Once you’ve broken the law, especially as a police officer, your employer should have no obligation to keep you.

By: Black Death

Black Death — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:25:11 +0000

JuliaV, you need to get with the spirit of the times here. The incident you describe is a “tragic mishap” – not really anyone’s fault. How could you believe otherwise? Obviously alcoholism (and other forms of substance abuse) are illnesses, for which the suffering individuals bear no responsibility. Why, the person driving the car was just as much a victim as the people he (or she) killed. If there’s any fault, it lies with society, for callously ignoring the plight of these dependent individuals; and if such individuals repeatedly ignore or fail attempts at rehabilitation, it’s perfectly clear that the fault must lie with the rehabilitation programs themselves, which were obviously underfunded. Don’t you feel better now? I’m sure this will be a great comfort to the grieving friends and family of the deceased.

By: JuliaV

JuliaV — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:35:30 +0000

Alcoholism is a disability???? Tuesday night, a 16-year-old girl and her gramma were on their way home from my friend’s house when they were hit head on and killed by a drunk driver on the wrong side of the road.