Happy times: The Baker family in happier times. Photo and article - dailymail.co.uk
This is such a sad story in the link below:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3135264/Guilty-grieving-Nightmare-ordeal-father-faced-jail-crime-speaking-family-drug-driver-killed-daughter.html?ito=social-facebook
These poor UK parents who have lost their daughter in such tragic circumstances as a result of the drug affected and inattentive driving of someone else.
Yet the father ended up facing possible charges for appearing to have an over-interest in the purpetrator's family, following the sentencing and receiving jail time.
As this father says, 'people grieve in different ways'. He says he was only guilty of grieving and nothing else.
Sometimes you can't help feeling sorry for the family of wrong-doers as well, because they are not responsible for the actions for their family member.
But it often works out that they receive as much heat as the wrong-doer.
Seeing the happy family photos of the victim and her family, it appears they were a very close unit and their loss is very tragic.
The television advertising in New Zealand around drug and drunk driving has been very stark, in an attempt to get the message across about not driving under the influence.
The current drug and drunk driving 'acted out' ads of people appearing to be under the influence of drugs, particularly prescription drugs, are telling: The ads show shopkeepers noticing customers who seem to be preoccupied, believed to be under the influence and slow in their behaviours.
Earlier ads showed people ending up being given rides in vehicles driven by people who are under the influence of drugs and the rider didn't know the driver was affected until the vehicle was in motion. Even some properly prescribed medications can affect people in various ways.
Perhaps if the medication instructions indicate on the container that it can cause drowsiness etc., then people shouldn't get behind the wheel. Pretty simple really.
A moment's inattention because of an influence like drugs or alcohol can change people's lives completely.
Let's take better care of ourselves so that we can take care of each other.
Let us know what you think.
Has your family been affected by a drugged or drunk driver or in some other way to do with drugs or drink?
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