Recent comments in /f/Washington

Smzzms t1_j42j1at wrote

Reply to comment by Snickersthecat in We need your help getting psilocybin medicine legalized in Washington! by woody_DD11

I’m in favor of decriminalization of all drugs. But turning a sacred medicine into a commodity and branding it as therapy or a “cure all” for mental issues rubs me the wrong way. People have gone to jail for possession and cultivation of these substances.

And now the state wants to sanction it so yuppy doctors can charge people for mushrooms? No thanks.

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thabc t1_j42hujr wrote

Reply to comment by minaco77 in State senator proposes lowering WA’s blood alcohol limit to .05 by OldManJared

Let's break down fatal collisions into two categories: those caused by people with a prior DUI and without. If the percentage of those with a DUI is greater than the percentage of the general population with DUIs, we can conclude that it is the punishment and rehabilitation programs that are insufficient, not BAC threshold. Don't let them back on the road until they've controlled their problem (interlock devices are great). Second offenses should be at least a three-year license suspension. And driving with a suspended license should have significant penalties.

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Nixx_Mazda OP t1_j42ed40 wrote

Reply to Found this 'photo postcard' in my grandparents collection. I never knew about this. "In terms of lives lost, the foundering of the Iowa on Peacock Spit is the greatest maritime disaster recorded in the twentieth century on the Columbia River Bar." (article link in reply) by Nixx_Mazda

Oh yeah, there was nothing interesting on the backside.

https://historylink.org/File/11007

>On January 12, 1936, early on Sunday morning, the freighter SS Iowa,
outbound from the Columbia River to the Atlantic coast via San
Francisco with 34 crewmen aboard, is driven onto Peacock Spit at Cape
Disappointment by hurricane force winds. The radio operator manages to
send a distress signal but the fierce storm will prevent rescue vessels
from approaching within range of the foundering vessel. Within a short
while, enormous waves break up the Iowa's hull and she sinks into the
sand with only her pilothouse, masts, and king posts visible above the
surf.

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wolf1moon t1_j42bg9a wrote

Reply to comment by rubix_redux in State senator proposes lowering WA’s blood alcohol limit to .05 by OldManJared

Here's a article that references a few studies on the matter. https://www.tlflawfirm.com/blog/is-there-really-that-big-of-a-difference-between-05-and-08-bac/

The pertinent metric was a 1.38 incident rate compared to completely sober drivers. It's 2.69 at .08. given the target zero goal, and that . 075 seems like it would still be pretty high risk of accidents, I think this makes sense. That said, a sliding scale of punishment seems to be appropriate imo.

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