so much worse happens all the time but still nothing can really be done... i have a broken "clavicle" as well yea bone stll pops out but was a clean break it healed on its own but still not perfect..

keV.

United States3214 Posts

June 29 2010 08:26 GMT

I think DUI is punished way differently depending on the state. I'm from Rhode Island and DUIs are a huge deal there. Then I moved out here and my roommate (he's from Nebraska) tells me all about his brother who has just gotten his 4th DUI and gets away with community service and slap on the wrist.

I absolutely think your guy got off easy. I dunno much about the guy, but that punishment is maybe stiff enough for him to make a change. Everyone is different though... I'd be willing to bet that people who get DUIs while driving with a DUI-revoked license are slow learners.

Is that a Civic or Accord? Hard to tell at this angle, I'd guess Civic. It's nice!

unit

United States2621 Posts

June 29 2010 08:32 GMT

ouch man, sux to get hit by a car...BUT sweet ride there, i believe its a Civic, i hope you didnt get hurt TOO bad, and lol I also have my, left, collarbone sticking out and visible through a shirt (skateboarding injury...missed by 1 step goddamn it (14 steps)) hope for the best and enjoy rollin in that Civic

Zidane

United States1684 Posts

June 29 2010 08:48 GMT

Damn, well glad you're safe. It's a miracle.

Piste

6165 Posts

June 29 2010 08:50 GMT

That's a huge punishment compared to what he could have gotten in some other countrys.. He propably didn't do it on purpose anyways.
If you can still use your hands properly, you should be fine. Think positive, you propably wouldn't gotten car for a long time without him.

necros

United States85 Posts

June 29 2010 08:52 GMT

can u take a snapshot of ur collarbone so we can see it stick out? I want to see what this man turned you into.

DM20

Canada544 Posts

June 29 2010 08:59 GMT

why didn't you spend the money on the surgery?

konadora

Singapore66072 Posts

June 29 2010 09:01 GMT

wtf that's so weak

in here you can get more than a decade of jail, several thousands (2 digit thousands) in fine and license revoked forever.

shit like that.

glad you didn't get any worse injuries though, worse could have happened :<

LazySCV

United States2942 Posts

June 29 2010 09:22 GMT

#10

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konadora

Singapore66072 Posts

June 29 2010 09:29 GMT

#11

for DUI and hitting. repeated offenses includes caning iirc

Divinek

Canada4045 Posts

June 29 2010 09:30 GMT

#12

sick injury man

i've always been one of the firm believers that dui should be treated the same as attempted murder, because how is it not, really

people in this town get in 0 trouble for it until they do it a ton of times and even then it's not bad, i always hope they'll only kill themselves but it never works out that way

Jaw

United States274 Posts

June 29 2010 09:57 GMT

#13

can't you sue for damage? loss of income and what not?

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

June 29 2010 10:00 GMT

#14

On June 29 2010 17:50 Piste wrote:
That's a huge punishment compared to what he could have gotten in some other countrys.. He propably didn't do it on purpose anyways.
If you can still use your hands properly, you should be fine. Think positive, you propably wouldn't gotten car for a long time without him.

oh it wasnt on purpose.
well I guess I can just run over people if its only about doing it on purpose (aka murder / manslaughter)

man looks pretty serious, can you move your shoulder properly with a clavicle like that?
Anyways, hopefully he'll learn from this. I dont think there are many people who are able to just ignore a serious accident like that, I'm sure he was shocked too. So try not to be too grudgeful, more punishment for him isn't gonna help you (unless it means money for you ^^)
Then again, he really must be a complete fucking moron.

I hope you'll be able to have a successful shoulder surgery eventually. My brother had one some months ago, after he had broken his clavicle. It all worked out very well.

unit

United States2621 Posts

June 29 2010 10:09 GMT

#15

not that bad BUT its still noticable...nowhere near as much though...i can get it up to an inch or so but its usually around half an inch

Ghostcom

Denmark4781 Posts

June 29 2010 10:27 GMT

#16

TBH, I think you should be happy about not having to undergo surgery - it is far from without risk and as far as I can tell, it looks to be only a cosmetic problem.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

June 29 2010 10:31 GMT

#17

On June 29 2010 19:27 Ghostcom wrote:
TBH, I think you should be happy about not having to undergo surgery - it is far from without risk and as far as I can tell, it looks to be only a cosmetic problem.

I wouldn't be so sure about that..

Finskie

Sweden412 Posts

June 29 2010 10:52 GMT

#18

He should never be allowed inside a fucking car again. Put him in the ol' county jail for a few years aswell as paying you the fucking surgery seemes "fair" to me.

Actually make DUI the same as attempted murder.

Reason

United Kingdom2770 Posts

June 29 2010 10:57 GMT

#19

I dunno about making DUI same as murder but the fact that this is a repeat offence is outrageous and his punishment is way too low.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

June 29 2010 11:09 GMT

#20

I think drunk driving is really stupid, and they deserve more severe punishments. Not only do you put yourself in danger (which if fine), you put those around you in a similar position because you are too cheap to pay for a cab or too dumb to know DUI is a stupid idea.