Hat tip to long time TDA friend Zentient for the heads up on this story.
As you can see by the attitude of the newscasters in this video, repeat DUI offender Kristy Nelson will receive no forgiveness in the court of public opinion or from the judge who has revoked her bail for this bizarre act of animal cruelty. I would prefer their scorn be generated by the fact that she risked human lives by driving while intoxicated, but even an old coon dog deserves better than death by drunk dragging.
I’ve done some boneheaded things in the past, more than my fair share thanks to my alcohol soaked past. Some of the broken bones, crashed cars, and severed relationships might have happened anyway, but drunk trumps chance (especially in public opinion) as the leading cause of catastrophe placing the blame squarely in my corner. So sure, Ms. Nelson might have honestly done this anyway- a tragic mistake, but the fact that she was drunk makes it a heinous act instead.
