DUI's looked at to harsly?

Question

my roommate got a dui last week, he blew a .08. he was hoping after getting his MBA in accounting this dec , to be an fbi agent, but today i get a call from him crying and saying that his life is over and that it will be impossible for him to get top secret clearance now.

i told him that every will be ok and he will get the job he wants, but after doing some searching i found out that , in fact he is pretty much screwed. Is his chances of being an FBI done? should i tell him the truth and not sugar coat anything?
The court ruled nolle prosequi, but the fbi can still see it.
Also why are DUI's looked at so harshly. If the person (like my rommie) who didn't hurt anyone and blew right on the line (.08) be giving such a hard punishment. This has killed his dream. now i know its wrong and i made sure he understood that , but 1 mistake killing your hopes and dreams is just way to much. 1st time dui offenders should not be judge this harshly, esp, if no one was hurt.

Answer 1

That's a lot of B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T.

So much for "The Land of the Free"

Answer 2

So, he didn't kill anyone THIS time ... but he certainly showed no regard for the health and safety of others by driving while intoxicated!



He does not get any sympathy from me, I use my quota (and more) of luck some nights just getting home from work. My shift ends just as the bars are closing. There have been plenty of times that I "just missed" being in a severe crash ... and most of the time I couldn't tell you how I managed to avoid the crash ... it seemed unavoidable! Yet I do miss the crashes ... and get home safely.



Frankly ... they could be a little harder on DWI offenders and it wouldn't hurt my feelings one little bit. I'm no saint, not even close to being a choir boy! I drink alcohol and have a valid driver's license. I NEVER drive after drinking, won't even start the engine on a car after I crack the first beer (or for at least 6 hours after drinking).



"This has killed his dream" ... TOO BAD! How about the dream of a high school athlete (playing sports in college, then maybe the pros) that ends when some fool plows into him while driving with a BAC of .08. No more dreams for him!



Driving while drunk shows no concern for the safety of the driver or others ... it would be about the same as walking down a street randomly swinging a broad sword.

Answer 3

Nope, I have no sympathy for your friend at all.



He could have killed or seriously injured someone. The fact that he didn't is irrelevant. .08 is incapacitated - his motor skills and reaction times were affected. He was a ticking time bomb.



So he wanted to be an FBI agent? Nope. Not happening now. Too bad, so sad. Your friend should have thought of this BEFORE he was stupid enough to drink and drive.



And what do you want them to do? "Oh, just because you didn't kill anyone this time, we'll let you off, we'll send the message that it's okay to drink and drive."

Answer 4

you've already asked this question. DUIs are an indicator of alcohol abuse, which can cause someone to gain leverage on that person (financial troubles due to fines, damages, medical bills, etc). Using that leverage, they can obtain information from them. You don't give TS clearances to people that are vulnerable to being exploited.

Answer 5

It really doesn't matter if noone was hurt - the potential was there. If he really wanted that job he would have done his own research