Report: Gonzaga coach Mark Few cited in Idaho for driving under the influence

[tbonezone]

no excuse. thank god he didn't hit and kill someone.

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

"Look Coach, I don't know how they do things down in Spokane. But here in Idaho, we have a little something called pride." - Arresting Officer (probably)

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

Most people do things they wouldn't normally do when they are in Idaho.

That grain alcohol hits hard in potato country

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Statement from Few:

 

[two3zone]

That grain alcohol hits hard in potato country

Is Syracuse shakey potato country?

 

[llandz]

Statement from Few:

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Usually you learn this type of lesson when you are much younger. By the time you are 58, you should know this lesson. I am sorry. There is no excuse. He is in charge of teaching and setting an example to young men and also young women at Gonzaga. I have zero tolerance for someone his age not knowing the difference. I pretty much have zero tolerance for any adult. This is why my kids could call me (and believe me they did) at 3am to come pick them up. Lessons learned even before they were of drinking age. I actually had one policeman come to my car window accompanied by my son his freshman year of college at 2am to commend me as a parent for teaching my son to call me and not get into someone's car (after they broke up a party and most of the kids took off).

 

[Toga]

Usually you learn this type of lesson when you are much younger. By the time you are 58, you should know this lesson. I am sorry. There is no excuse. He is in charge of teaching and setting an example to young men and also young women at Gonzaga. I have zero tolerance for someone his age not knowing the difference. I pretty much have zero tolerance for any adult. This is why my kids could call me (and believe me they did) at 3am to come pick them up. Lessons learned even before they were of drinking age. I actually had one policeman come to my car window accompanied by my son his freshman year of college at 2am to commend me as a parent for teaching my son to call me and not get into someone's car (after they broke up a party and most of the kids took off).

Yeah I had to pretty much give a pass to activities leading up to the call, as long as I got the call.

 

[JustPherU]

Usually you learn this type of lesson when you are much younger. By the time you are 58, you should know this lesson. I am sorry. There is no excuse. He is in charge of teaching and setting an example to young men and also young women at Gonzaga. I have zero tolerance for someone his age not knowing the difference. I pretty much have zero tolerance for any adult. This is why my kids could call me (and believe me they did) at 3am to come pick them up. Lessons learned even before they were of drinking age. I actually had one policeman come to my car window accompanied by my son his freshman year of college at 2am to commend me as a parent for teaching my son to call me and not get into someone's car (after they broke up a party and most of the kids took off).

Of course he shouldn’t be drinking and driving and I also hate the fact he did it, but I hope you also have zero tolerance for texting and driving.
Six times more likely to cause an accident if you are texting and driving compared to DUI.
I can’t believe we still don’t crack down on texting like we do on drinking.

 

[andyw715]

I'm sure he'll get canceled soon.

 

[imdevo]

I can never understand how someone making millions of dollars can't hire a driver or call an uber.

Privilege.

It's what we value as a society. In this case we value him more as the coach rather than the drunk driver that could have taken lives with him. Let's put out a phony PR statement and nothing to see here.

 

[upperdeck]

Pretty sure that if you went to any local golf league after the rd and pulled over everyone as they left you would get 5-10 over the limit and most you wouldnt be able to tell.. the limit is strict for a reason. how many people have 2 beers and head out. it happens all the time. if you spread it out over an hr or 2 and eat you will probably be fine.. but often i see people have 3-4 pretty quickly.. they look and sound fine but you have to wonder.

 

[Fat tire 13]

Usually you learn this type of lesson when you are much younger. By the time you are 58, you should know this lesson. I am sorry. There is no excuse. He is in charge of teaching and setting an example to young men and also young women at Gonzaga. I have zero tolerance for someone his age not knowing the difference. I pretty much have zero tolerance for any adult. This is why my kids could call me (and believe me they did) at 3am to come pick them up. Lessons learned even before they were of drinking age. I actually had one policeman come to my car window accompanied by my son his freshman year of college at 2am to commend me as a parent for teaching my son to call me and not get into someone's car (after they broke up a party and most of the kids took off).

Between Ubers and eventually self driving cars, it is going to make the roads much safer.

I have a coworker with teenage sons. The kids each have an Uber account they can use for situations like this. Obviously he would prefer if they were responsible and didn't party, but if it is a choice between an Uber and driving drunk, the choice is very clear.

 

[llandz]

Of course he shouldn’t be drinking and driving and I also hate the fact he did it, but I hope you also have zero tolerance for texting and driving.
Six times more likely to cause an accident if you are texting and driving compared to DUI.
I can’t believe we still don’t crack down on texting like we do on drinking.

I do. Easy to pull over if it is important enough that it can not wait.

 

[pearl31]

the attempts to rationalize this... sheesh

 

[Mareiniss]

Between Ubers and eventually self driving cars, it is going to make the roads much safer. ...

As JustPherU said, driving while texting can be as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Most of us have probably done both at one time or another.

My SUV's poor man's self-driving tech has saved me a few times, between road keep assist and adaptive cruise control. Apple Car Play will even read text messages over the vehicle's stereo, and let you reply by voice, to minimize any distractions. And a two-finger swipe down on an iPhone screen will read an e-mail out loud or over the stereo. This is best done on freeways, not busy two-lane roads.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Officer: "How many fingers am I holding up?"
Driver: "Few."
Officer: "Bro, you are so busted. That's the question I asked you two minutes ago. Show me your license and registration."

 

[cliftonparksufan]

Officer: "How many fingers am I holding up?"
Driver: "Few."
Officer: "Bro, you are so busted. That's the question I asked you two minutes ago. Show me your license and registration."

Best story is when David Cassidy of Partridge Family got stopped outside of Albany a few years back. The cop's name was Tom Jones and Cassidy asked him What's Up, Pussycat? a reference to the hit song from Tom Jones, the singer. Cassidy only blew a .10 but must have been feeling his oats.

Notable names in DWI arrest

Cassidy was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, showing a 0.10 percent blood...

www.timesunion.com

 

[LAOrange]

"On average, a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest. Every 51 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash." - dosomething.org
Unfortunately, the only poster above who I believe recognized the true downside was T-Bone. When I was drinking (1970s to 1980s), this was prior to MADD and major drunk driving legislation, I often drove drunk. I joined AA after not knowing how I got home. I felt it important to go check my car to make sure I didn't kill anybody (I didn't). Many new members of AA over the years have told their stories as, "I was never caught, I was lucky." Actually, the people they missed while driving were the lucky ones.
With legislation and social pressure today, if you are driving drunk, you're either stupid or an alcoholic. Either way you need to get help right away.
Few is only lucky in that he has that opportunity before he kills somebody.

 

[pearl31]

"On average, a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest. Every 51 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash." - dosomething.org
Unfortunately, the only poster above who I believe recognized the true downside was T-Bone. When I was drinking (1970s to 1980s), this was prior to MADD and major drunk driving legislation, I often drove drunk. I joined AA after not knowing how I got home. I felt it important to go check my car to make sure I didn't kill anybody (I didn't). Many new members of AA over the years have told their stories as, "I was never caught, I was lucky." Actually, the people they missed while driving were the lucky ones.
With legislation and social pressure today, if you are driving drunk, you're either stupid or an alcoholic. Either way you need to get help right away.
Few is only lucky in that he has that opportunity before he kills somebody.

Well put, thank you.

 

[teamco]

Have to believe Mark Few made such a bad decision because he's suffering from junk sleep.
It's America's other pandemic.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Too bad. He seemed like a solid guy. But his blood alcohol content was measured at .120 at 8 p.m. - way over the legal limit of .08. So he was extremely drunk at a relatively early hour.

Most people have done this at least once and gotten away with it ..doesn’t make it right .. but makes it harder to be all judgemental about it

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Have to believe Mark Few made such a bad decision because he's suffering from junk sleep.
It's America's other pandemic.

Slunk jeep ..

 

[STEVEHOLT]

.12 is not extremely drunk. It is considerably over the legal limit for driving. They are not the same thing. There are lots of people out there who could be at .12 and you wouldn't have a clue.

I don’t drink … never have .. so I don’t know .. but to me from the outside looking in.. it’s almost more perplexing that someone who is slightly intoxicated would drink and drive (because their judgement wouldn’t be too impaired to make the smart decision) while the plastered person is too far gone to even know not to drive

 

[jordoo]

"On average, a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest. Every 51 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash." - dosomething.org
Unfortunately, the only poster above who I believe recognized the true downside was T-Bone. When I was drinking (1970s to 1980s), this was prior to MADD and major drunk driving legislation, I often drove drunk. I joined AA after not knowing how I got home. I felt it important to go check my car to make sure I didn't kill anybody (I didn't). Many new members of AA over the years have told their stories as, "I was never caught, I was lucky." Actually, the people they missed while driving were the lucky ones.
With legislation and social pressure today, if you are driving drunk, you're either stupid or an alcoholic. Either way you need to get help right away.
Few is only lucky in that he has that opportunity before he kills somebody.

Yes and getting a DUI is a giant billboard from the universe telling you to take a really honest look at yourself and follow that with corrective actions.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Of course he shouldn’t be drinking and driving and I also hate the fact he did it, but I hope you also have zero tolerance for texting and driving.
Six times more likely to cause an accident if you are texting and driving compared to DUI.
I can’t believe we still don’t crack down on texting like we do on drinking.

but the drunk drivers are likely texting too.. probably even more distracted texting cause they keep spelling wrong