So this is why Spence hasn't been on the radio...

[Saint Cy of JFC]

That's true. But you would hope that a father with children (I believe Spence has a son) would have more maturity and awareness of possible consequences of his actions than, say, a college student getting drunk at a party. That he didn't care is cause for concern. Maybe it's just me, but if I planned on getting drunk, I'd call Uber or make sure someone in my company was the designated driver. I value others' lives (and my own) too much to take the chance of killing or injuring someone else or myself by driving impaired. And even if I didn't have an accident, the consequences of being arrested and convicted of DUI are pretty onerous. Except, apparently, the consequences haven't been severe enough to convince Spencer to not drive while under the influence.

Cool dude. You dont have a problem with alcohol. There have been multiple studies on repeat offenders. It isnt simply a maturity choice or lack of good planning in most cases. I dont agree that jail time is a good punishment for these kind of things (it's a terrible punishment for a lot of things). I would definitely side for him having to be put on a interlock system to start his car for the foreseeable future, but I just heavily disagree with people calling him scum or immature, it's bigger than that.

 

[str8line]

nobody besides Checketts was hurt here, guys. Luckily. Thank goodness. But, yeah, let’s spend Sunday talking **** about the guy. Woot toot!

One DUI I could possibly understand as a careless mistake, albeit with serious consequences deserved. Any more than that and **** that dude. That kind of disregard for others' lives deserves a jail sentence. Three DUI's? You are a menace to society and need to be put away for a long time.

 

[infection]

My buddy, who does a lot of work on cars, saw a girl struggling with starting her car. He told her he’d grab his car and come over and help her. When he came up he saw the breathalyzer in her car and then just took off.

 

[vegas]

So it's clear it's very wrong/dangerous etc and he knows that, and I don't know the guy. To be doing 120 it almost seems that maybe he wanted to get caught? Regardless if you come read here Spence, a lot of people enjoyed your material. Hope you fight to get through these dark hours. There is yet much good you can do.

I think the folks on 1280 have handled this pretty well to not get into condemnation and give him privacy. I'm sure emotions are all over the spectrum there.

To those that condemn him and are filled with anger at his reckless decision, go control something, decide to sacrifice some of your time that would have been recreation, selfish time to support somebody or some cause that is making a difference in the world. It's a great way to direct all of that energy that these things evoke. It's quite frankly what built this nation.

 

[str8line]

Cool dude. You dont have a problem with alcohol. There have been multiple studies on repeat offenders. It isnt simply a maturity choice or lack of good planning in most cases. I dont agree that jail time is a good punishment for these kind of things (it's a terrible punishment for a lot of things). I would definitely side for him having to be put on a interlock system to start his car for the foreseeable future, but I just heavily disagree with people calling him scum or immature, it's bigger than that.

You are such a contrarian douche. What if he killed your daughter?

 

[NAOS]

Cool dude. You dont have a problem with alcohol. There have been multiple studies on repeat offenders. It isnt simply a maturity choice or lack of good planning in most cases. I dont agree that jail time is a good punishment for these kind of things (it's a terrible punishment for a lot of things). I would definitely side for him having to be put on a interlock system to start his car for the foreseeable future, but I just heavily disagree with people calling him scum or immature, it's bigger than that.

Glad to see someone is getting in the way of the mass reduction.

Would rep.

 

[Keefe]

He had two DUIs in 2004, a failure to appear in court from one of those, and a pled down DUI. He's had two DUIs prior to this most recent one and now a third. He has only been convicted of two DUI's (and probably a third upcoming). You know what it sounds like when you say 5 DUI arrest. It might be semantics to you, but in a thread where people are discussing appropriate jail time, details matter. You seem to be arguing with me just for some vendetta against me.

The last three pages of this thread have not been dedicated to determining his jail time.

 

[str8line]

The last three pages of this thread have not been dedicated to determining his jail time.

Cy's ego is way too big to stay away from arguing in favor of a five-time DUI offender. If there were ever a reason to conclude that Cy is a douche, this is it.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The last three pages of this thread have not been dedicated to determining his jail time.

Then why do you keep responding to it?

 

[Siro]

Cy's ego is way too big to stay away from arguing in favor of a five-time DUI offender. If there were ever a reason to conclude that Cy is a douche, this is it.

Ya, he's the one with the ego here. Suuure.

 

[Keefe]

Then why do you keep responding to it?

Lol wut? Seriously?

 

[Douchebag K]

What is the legal blood alcohol limit there ??

 

[enchilada_style]

I think there are a decent amount of adults, possibly in their younger years, that have at one point or another gotten behind the wheel after one too many drinks. Myself included. With that said going 120 on I-15 at the age of 39 after 3 DUI's is a tough pill to swallow. I don't have much sympathy for him but I realize alcoholism is a ************* that requires life long attention. Back to square 1 for Spencer hopefully he figures it out.

 

[Archie Moses]

Spence survived a massive brain tumor. I don't condone his DUI, but I know the guy has had his fair share of problems.

He was probably my favorite local sports talk host and it's sad to see him lose his job. I've always felt like he struggled with depression and life in general. You could almost hear it when he spoke. I hope that this will not spiral his life so out of control he'll never recover. I hope he gets the help he needs. I hope his family will choose to love him and support him.

Alcoholism is a terrible disease.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Lol wut? Seriously?

Yes?

I mean, I'm clarifying the law details for myself and anyone interested (assuming those people would be the people discussing jail time in this thread). You dont have to respond to those if you are so adamant in not wanting to discuss it. You are the one calling me out for "semantics" in discussing those things when semantics in law are clearly very important. You continue to engage me in these things for seemingly no reason other to argue with me.

 

[♪alt13]

What is the legal blood alcohol limit there ??

.05

 

[freakazoid]

Scumbag? The guy has a problem with booze. It doesnt make him a bad person.

It's possible to have a problem with booze and not put other people's lives at risk, over and over and over. Having a problem with addiction doesn't make someone a scumbag. Being a serial drunk driver absolutely does you make you a scumbag who doesn't give a **** whether or not you kill other people. Dude for sure needs to do some significant prison time. If he doesn't care about ruining other people's lives, he needs to have his life severely impacted or he will never learn.

 

[fishonjazz]

I think there are a decent amount of adults, possibly in their younger years, that have at one point or another gotten behind the wheel after one too many drinks. Myself included. With that said going 120 on I-15 at the age of 39 after 3 DUI's is a tough pill to swallow. I don't have much sympathy for him but I realize alcoholism is a ************* that requires life long attention. Back to square 1 for Spencer hopefully he figures it out.

Good post

 

[freakazoid]

One more thing to mention, when people get busted that many times for drunk driving, it's almost a guarantee that drunk driving is a regular part of their lifestyle. It's not like he's only done it a few times and got caught every time. He's probably gotten away with it hundreds of times and has enough money that the consequences haven't affected him enough to force him to change.

They need to lock his *** up.

 

[♪alt13]

Spence survived a massive brain tumor. I don't condone his DUI, but I know the guy has had his fair share of problems.

He was probably my favorite local sports talk host and it's sad to see him lose his job. I've always felt like he struggled with depression and life in general. You could almost hear it when he spoke. I hope that this will not spiral his life so out of control he'll never recover. I hope he gets the help he needs. I hope his family will choose to love him and support him.

Alcoholism is a terrible disease.

Don't be a grown up. That's not JFC