Comments on: How Many Strikes Until You're Out?

By: John

John — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

On the baseball thing, the ten day suspension he recieved is ridiculous. By taking steroids, he has recieved an unfair advantage, ten days from now he'll still have that unfair advantage.

He should at least be out for the rest of the season.

By: Funky Dung

Funky Dung — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

$162,000 would hurt you or me big time, but considering the his contract and the endorsement deals he likely has, it's peanuts.

By: Funky Dung

Funky Dung — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

BTW, why in heaven's name should people even get so many chances? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Everyone mistakes and thus everyone deserves a second chance (except in certain circumstances). What defensible reason could there possibly be for more than two chances?!?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The ARD program actually works pretty well. Most people don't go beyond their first offenses. It scares the bejeebers out of them.

The problem is, if you make the penalties too stiff for the second timers, it becomes increasingly cost-effective for the perp to fight tooth and nail and try every trick in the book to get off. The lawyer ads disgust me.

Anyone who gets a second should lose the license for a year, and 28 days in an alcohol program may be more effective than jail.

I was going to suggest a lifetime alcohol-interlock with the ignition, but why not just put them on every car?

By: Adam Graham

Adam Graham — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

A Ten day suspension is $162,000 loss. Hardly a slap on the wrist. I think there's a pretty good policy and its working in Major League Baseball.

First offense: 10 games
Second offense: 30 games
Third Offense: 60 games
Fourth Offense: Full Season
Fifth Offense: Commissioner's distrection.

Now if Raffy gets caugh again or we start seeing guys with a lot of third offenses then it might be time to tighten up, but the policy's working.