dicing to the death
The interwebs and radio have been flooded with reports of the fatal drag race in Soweto yesterday, where two out of control Mini Coopers plowed into a group of kids walking home from school – killing all four of them.
One of the drivers involved was local kwaito star JubJub (who is sadly rather talented, talk about a waste) who was allegedly pretty trashed on booze and cocaine. To add to the shit that this guy has caused, he is apparently not able to appear in court as he has been hospitalised.
I don’t even know what to say… drunk driving is bad enough on its own, but dicing is just plain retarded. Men in particular, especially after a few drinks, tend to have the attitude that they can get away with anything and live to tell the tale. The tragic part is that all the drivers came out of this alive, and the innocent high school kids they plowed into are the ones who had to pay the price of their stupidity. One of the boys was apparently a huge JubJub fan, which makes it all the more sad. Shleb or not, they should lock him and his buddies up and make an example out of them. Assholes should not be allowed to own cars.
And for those who still think it’s ok to drive after a few, maybe this will make you think. Designated drivers may not be the ‘cool’ thing to do, but it’s still better than killing someone by risking getting into your car after having a few beers.
Like most people who live in the city, I never drive drunk – in fact I seldom drive sober either. We catch cabs when we go out, or if it’s nice out and there are guys with us, we shlep up the hill – heels and all. Paying R20 to get to your destination is a very small price to avoid winding up like JubJub… something to think about next time you’re planning a big one.
Idiots!!!
Totally!!