These ARE STATEMENTS FROM DRUNK DRIVERS REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR ARRESTS. THEY ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF PEOPLE IN DENIAL OF THEIR ADDICTION. THESE EXCUSES ARE ATTEMPTS TO RATIONALIZE THEIR BEHAVIOR AND JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS. THE CLIENTS WILL BLAME OTHER PEOPLE, CLAIM THEIR ARREST IS A ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE OR ABERRATION. THEY WILL USE THE WEATHER OR SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AS AN EXCUSE FOR THEIR ACCIDENT, THESE STATEMENTS ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE INSANITY OF THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION AND QUITE OFTEN CONTRADICT EARLIER TESTIMONY. DENIAL / RATIONALIZE / JUSTIFY / MINIMIZE
1) " I AM NOT MUCH OF A DRINKER .'"
2) " I AM FULLY CAPABLE ... NOT ONE TO GET DRUNK ."
3) " WHEN I DO DRINK I DO NOT DRIVE . "
4) " I DO NOT THINK IT IS A BIG PROBLEM -- SMOKING YES BUT NOT DRINKING . "
5) " I DID GREAT ON THE FIELD TEST ."
6) " THE SIZE OF THE DRINKS WERE HEALTHY , PRETTY GOOD ONES ."
7) " I COULD NEVER DRINK EVERY DAY . "
8) " I DO NOT GET DRUNK AND WASTE THE WHOLE NEXT DAY ."
9) " BEING DRUNK TO ME IS WHERE I HAVE A HANGOVER THE NEXT DAY ."
10) " I DO NOT GET TO THE POINT OF FALLING DOWN OR BLACKING OUT ."
11) " IF I GO OUT , I WAIT AN HOUR BEFORE I LEAVE THE CLUB , IF I AM DRIVING ."
12) " I WAS NOT REAL DRUNK , BUT I WAS OVER THE LIMIT ."
13) " I NEVER GET DRUNK , I HAVE A SOCIAL DRINK . "
14) " I WAS REALLY YOUNG THE LAST TIME I GOT DRUNK , WHEN I WAS 17 ... I DID NOT DRINK IN HIGH SCHOOL ,
I WAS CLEAN - CUT AND PLAYED SPORTS. "
15) " I DID EXCELLENT ON THE FIELD TEST , I WAS NOT STUMBLING OR EVEN MUMBLING ."
16) " THIS IS OR WAS JUST MY FIRST TIME ."
17) " BASICALLY I DO NOT FEEL I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL , WRONG PLACE , WRONG TIME ."
18) " I ONLY DRINK IN PUBLIC , IN A BAR OR A PARTY ."
19) " I ONLY DRINK BEER ."
20) " I ONLY DRINK WINE WITH DINNER ."
21) " I DO NOT DRINK AT HOME OR ALONE OR EVEN BUY ALCOHOL OTHER THAN AT THE CLUB ."
22) " BY SEEING THE WAY MY PARENTS WERE , I VOWED THAT I WOULD NEVER BECOME AN ALCOHOLIC ."
23) " BARTENDERS KNOW ME I AM GENEROUS WITH TIPS ."
24) " I ALMOST STOPPED --- I ONLY SMOKE MARIJUANA ."
25) " IN ALL THE CLUBS THAT I GO TO ... THAT IS THE NORMAL SIZE DRINK ."
26) " ONE CONVICTION , LIKE GETTING CAUGHT ONE TIME , FOR ONE INSTANCE , POOR DECISION MAKING , I WOULD
RATHER PAY THE FINE ."
27) " 20 WEEKS & 20 A.A. MEETINGS --- LIKE PRISON --- THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SOCIAL DRINKING ."
28) " THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT , AN ABERRATION ."
29) " I AM GOING TO A WEDDING THIS WEEKEND ... HOW AM I GOING TO TOAST THE BRIDE ? "
30) " IT WAS AN ANOMALOUS CIRCUMSTANCE . THERE IS NO REASON TO COMPLETELY STOP DRINKING ."
31) " I AM GOING TO HAVE TO BE WITH PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DRINKING."
32) " THERE IS STILL BEER IN MY REFRIGERATOR ."
33) " BUT I WAS NOT DRIVING "
34) " UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING AROUND D . C . , I WAS JUST TRYING TO
TELL THE POLICE THAT ALL I NEED IS DIRECTIONS ."
35) " I WAS DRINKING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH . "
36) " I HAVE NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK FROM DRINKING ."
37) " IT WAS A RARE OCCASION ."
38) " I WAS WITH THE WRONG PERSON . "
39) " I ONLY DRINK IN SPELLS ."
40) " I NEVER DRANK SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO RECOVER FROM IT . "
41) " I ONLY DRINK 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR . "
42) " I CAN NOT GO TO ( HAVE NOT BEEN TO ANY YET ) A.A. MEETINGS , IT HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR."
43) " I AM NOT AN ALCOHOLIC . "
44) " I' AM WELL AWARE I WAS A BAR MANAGER AND NO ONE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT . "
45) " I KNOW DENIAL IS THE FIRST SIGN OF SOMEONE HAVING A PROBLEM . "
46) " MY 15 YEAR OLD KID BROTHER SAID I WAS IN DENIAL ASKING ME IF I HAD A DRINKING PROBLEM ."
47) " THAT NIGHT , FATIGUE AND CONFUSION - I JUST SCREWED UP . "
48) " MY FATHER IS A BINGE ALCOHOLIC , WHEN HE DRANK , HE DRANK A LOT. HIS BEHAVIOR MODIFIED , HE STILL
DRINKS NOW UNDER CONTROL AND DOES NOT DO IT TO EXCESS. "
49) " I DO NOT DRINK OFTEN . "
50) " I WOULD NOT DRINK IF I HAD TO DRIVE ANYWHERE AND I WOULD TRY TO KEEP IT DOWN TO 3 DRINKS. "
51) " THAT WAS THE DAY BEFORE I GOT MARRIED , IS THE REASON THAT I WENT ALL OUT. "
52) " I CAN NOT REMEMBER IT WAS A WHOLE LOT . "
53) " I PROBABLY DRINK AROUND A PINT "
54) " I MIGHT STOP FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS BEFORE I START RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN . "
55) " I HAD ALREADY STOPPED DRINKING BY THEN AN HOUR OR AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER . "
56) " I FORGOT TO PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON . "
57) " I GOT TIRED OF DRINKING SO I SLOWED DOWN FOR A WHILE . "
58) " I DO NOT EVEN USUALLY DRINK . "
59) " MOST OF THE TIME IF I HAVE A DRINK IT IS IF I GO OUT WITH MY DOCTOR FRIENDS . "
60) " TAKE A DRINK EVERY DAY , NO . "
61) " MY BROTHER IS A CHRISTIAN . "
62) " I TURNED THE CORNER , SHE PULLED ME OVER , DRIVE SAFE , SEAT BELT ON , NO BLINKER . "
63) " I DO NOT DRINK TO WHERE IT ALTERS MY PHYSICAL , STATE OF MIND , SLURRED , OR TO GET DRUNK . "
64) " NO FIELD TEST , I WAS NOT HOSTILE , DISRESPECTFUL , SAID YES MADAME , AND TOOK A CAB HOME ."
65) " DOING 50 IN A 35 MPH ZONE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME . "
66) " I SUPPOSE DAD HAS BEEN INTO EVERYTHING ( DRUGS ) YOU CAN IMAGINE . "
67) " I DID NOT QUIT FOR ME , I HAD AN OLD GIRLFRIEND WHO DID HAVE A BAD PROBLEM AND WE QUIT TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME ."
68) " I DO NOT USE DRUGS . "
69) " ONLY TRIED IT ( SMOKED MARIJUANA ) IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME . "
70) " RAN IN TO A WALL . ( CRASHED ) . "
71) " I GOT STUPID ONCE . "
72) " MY MOTHER IS A BEER DRINKER ."
73) " I DRINK ON FRIDAYS , SATURDAYS , AND ON SUNDAYS , 2 BEERS EACH DAY . "
74) " I DO NOT DRINK THE HARD STUFF ."
75) " I DO NOT DRINK VERY MUCH . "
76) " AFTER COLLEGE I DID NOT DRINK HARDLY AT ALL . "
77) " THE PUNCH WAS CONCOCTED BY A FRIEND . "
78) "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT , SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND ."
79) " I FELL ASLEEP IN MY CAR IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT MY FOOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND I HIT A CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT . I THEN TOOK ANOTHER DRINK . "
80) " I TAKE A DRINK FOR LUNCH EVERY NOW AND AGAIN ."
81) " I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS ILLEGAL TO MAKE A U - TURN AT A RED LIGHT IN DALLAS . "
82) " I WAS NEVER A BIG DRINKER . "
83) " IF I HAVE NOT BEEN DRINKING THE NIGHT BEFORE I FEEL BETTER THE NEXT MORNING . "
84) " SINCE I NEVER REALLY CRAVE A DRINK IN THE PAST I CAN NOT SAY THAT IT IS A MAJOR CHANGE IN MY
LIFESTYLE . "
85) " I WANT TO QUIT . "
86) " I TRY TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT NOT TO DRINK WHEN I AM IN BARS . "
87) " I T WAS AN ACCIDENT I COLLIDED WITH A CAR AND BRUSHED A PARKED CAR . "
88) " A CAR CAME OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND MY BRAKES LOCKED , THE SKID NOISE ALERTED THE COPS WHO PULLED ME
OVER . "
89) " I AM STILL DRINKING , IT WAS CHRISTMAS TIME , WE FINISHED A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE ."
90) " IT WAS AN ACCIDENT , A FELLOW JUST RAN IN TO MY CAR . "
91) " I NORMALLY DRINK ON HOLIDAYS . "
92) " IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE WHO DRINKS , ANYONE , WHO GETS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR . "
93) " I FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS STOLEN AND THERE WERE BEERS ALREADY IN THE CAR . "
94) " I CONTROL THE RATE AT WHICH I GET INTOXICATED . "
95) " I WENT TO THE PSYCHIATRIST TO GET OFF , TO NOT DRINK . "
96) " AN OVER ZEALOUS ROOKIE BOOKED ME . "
97) " I WAS DRINKING TO DEADEN THE PAIN OF WHIPLASH . "
98) " I PASSED THE FIELD TEST COMPLETELY , I AM A 3 - D BLACK BELT JUDO INSTRUCTOR . "
99) " XANAX - USED TO TAKE 3 TIMES NOW 1 TIME A DAY FOR INSOMNIA . "
100) " MY PSYCHIATRIST SAID TAKE XANAX DAILY FOR INSOMNIA BUT DO NOT DO IT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRINKING
I USE TO USE TRYPTOPHAN FOR 10 YEARS FOR SLEEP . "
101) " FROM 69 - 72 , I DRANK EVERY NIGHT TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS. "
102) " PSYCHELDELICS IS NOT FOR ME - BUT I TOOK LSD 60 TIMES . "
103) " I DIDN'T DO BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT (HEROIN) ON CHRISTMAS ... I KNOW IT WASN'T RIGHT."
104) " I NEVER USE TO DRINK HEAVY , A BEER NOW AND THEN ON WEEKENDS AFTER WORK . "
105) " I DON'T DRINK . "
106) " POLICE TOLD ME I WAS DRUNK , I HAD A LIGHT OUT IN BACK AND DIDN'T KNOW IT . "
107) " I STOPPED DRINKING 3 YEARS AGO , I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DRINK WITH MEDICATION , I TAKE A
TRANQUILIZER FOR DIZZINESS . "
108) " I WAS 15 YEARS IN THE POLICE FORCE SO I KNOW HOW THINGS GO , ... STAND ON MY LEFT LEG AND
STRETCH MY RIGHT LEG FORWARD , THROW MY HEAD ALL THE WAY BACK AND TOUCH THE TIP OF MY
NOSE WITH MY INDEX FINGER AND DON'T MOVE... SO I SAID LET ME SEE YOU DO THIS WITHOUT MOVING ..
SHE TOLD THE OTHER GUY TO LOCK ME UP . "
109) " WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT UP YOU GET CAUGHT UP . I WAS VERY COOPERATIVE , IT WAS A JOKE ."
110) " MY FATHER USED TO DRINK ONLY FOR CHRISTMAS , GUINNESS STOUT. "
111) " NEVER DRANK DURING THE YEAR , ONLY ON CHRISTMAS ."
112) " IT WAS NOTHING BUT A BEER , I DON'T CALL THAT A DRINK , IT WAS SITTING IN THE REFRIGERATOR
FOR 2 WEEKS , HAD TO GET RID OF IT . IT WAS MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION GETTING RID OF THAT LAST
BEER IN THE REFRIGERATOR . "
113) " I DON'T HAVE TO DRINK AS MUCH BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE AS MUCH BECAUSE I SOLD MY CAR ."
114) " I WAS RAISED IN A POLICE FAMILY , MY FATHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER . "
115) " JUST FINISHED CRYING , THEY FOLLOWED ME FOR 4 MILES , POLICE SAID I WASN'T STAYING IN MY LANES , I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE PRECINCT ."
116) " I'M NOT A SOCIAL EVERYDAY DRINKER . "
117) " IT WAS UNFAIR , TRIED TO MAKE ME WALK BACKWARDS , I WEAR HEELS , SO I SAID I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM WALK BACKWARDS UP A HILL . "
118) " THE LESS I DRIVE IN D. C. THE BETTER . "
119) " I USED TO BE A BARTENDER , I QUIT LIQUOR 8 YEARS AGO , NOW I JUST DRINK BEER . "
120) " I DON'T DRINK THAT OFTEN , I CUT BACK WHEN MY 3 YEAR OLD GIRL SAW ME DRINKING AND SAID " BEER IS DRUGS ."
121) " I STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT AND A COP WAS STANDING ON THE CORNER . "
122) " I WAS DRINKING IN MY OWN HOUSE AND DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE NOWHERE . "
123) " I QUIT ALL THAT STUFF ( MARIJUANA & COCAINE ) WHEN I GOT OUT OF SCHOOL AND WENT TO WORK . "
124) " JUST BEER , I DON'T DRINK THAT OFTEN , WOULD HAVE LET MY BUDDIES DRIVE . "
125) " LOST MY TRUCK , POLICE HELPED ME FIND IT AND TOLD ME TO TAKE A CAB HOME , I HAD 26 CENTS , WAITED AT LEAST 1 HOUR & HALF , DROVE A BLOCK & AND A HALF , COPS WERE SITTING 2 BLOCKS AWAY "
126) " I WAS NOT FALLING DOWN , JUST WENT OVERBOARD . "
127) " I HAD A COUPLE OF PINCHES ON THE ROCKS . "
128) " WHEN I DRINK I DON'T COUNT HOW MANY WHEN I DRINK . "
129) " I HIT AN ISLAND AND JUMPED INTO A LIGHT POLE . "
130) " MOSTLY I DRINK BEERS , ABOUT A SIX PACK OF 40 ' S . "
131) " DRINKING ON THE WAY TO BALTIMORE , POLICE SAW BEER IN TRUCK AND SOME WASTED ON THE FLOOR ."
132) " GOT SHOT IN LEG , DRIVE BY , WRONG PLACE , WRONG TIME . "
133) " NEVER A STICH OF BOOZE IN MY HOUSE GROWING UP , ULTRA - CONSERVATIVE CATHOLIC PEOPLE , UNCLE ON MY MOTHERS' - SIDE SOBER 15 YEARS . "
134) " DROVE UP INTO SOME ROAD CONSTRUCTION , ( SOBRIETY CHECK - POINT ) HADN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG ."
135) " WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO . "
136) " DRINK ON OCCASION , DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR DRIVING . "
137) " DIDn'T WANT TO TOAST EVERY TIME THEY TOASTED . "
138) " THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE POURING THAT NIGHT . "
139) " WORK ALL THE TIME , NOT MUCH TIME FOR SOCIALIZING , NORMALLY , I DON'T BE DRINKING . "
140) " DIDN'T WANT TO DRINK ANYMORE . "
141) " TIME TO GO HOME , RETIREMENT PARTY WASN'T EVEN OVER WHEN I LEFT . "
142) " RATHER LARGE GLASS , LIKE A COCKTAIL GLASS . "
143) " NO BOOZE IN CAR , HAD ON COWBOY BOOTS , FEELING GOOD . "
144) " DRINK ABOUT THE SAME DON'T DRIVE ANYMORE . "
145) " PRETTY TOASTED , BAR WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO MY HOME , I SHOULD HAVE WALKED HOME , I FEEL LIKE
A FOOL . "
146) " DOCTOR SAID GENERALLY DON'T DO IT , IT SAPS MY ENERGY . "
147) " SCOTCH & WINE , I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MIX ."
148) " RAN A STOP SIGN AND DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS ON . "
149) " A BEER A DAY EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS . I ONLY DRINK AT NIGHT . "
150) " CAUGHT ANOTHER CHARGE ... ATTEMPTED TO KILL AND BURGLARY . "
151) " I DON'T DRINK ANYMORE ... IT WAS A LITTLE SPECIAL OCCASION . "
152) "I WASn'T EVEN DRIVING WHEN THEY ARRESTED ME ., I WAS SLEEPING IN THE CAR , I DID HAVE A FEW DRINKS , I WAS PARKED , ENGINE WAS ON & EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON , I LEARNED NEXT TIME I'LL GET INTO THE BACK SEAT . "
153) " I NEVER GET TO THE POINT OF DRUNK ...STUMBLING AROUND , I NEVER GET TO THAT POINT . "
154) " I NEVER DRINK BY MYSELF . "
155) " I DRINK AT PARTIES , A COUPLE OF DRINKS SOCIALIZING , I'M NOT A DRINKER . I DRINK ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS . "
156) " BROTHER TAKES A DRINK BUT DOESn'T FALL OUT . "
157) " BRUNG IN NEW YEARS' WITH A DRINK . "
158) " I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF AN ALCOHOLIC , I DRINK IN SPELLS . "
159) " I KNOW WHEN I DO DRINK I WILL DO IT AT HOME . "
160) " I CAN HAVE IT OR DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT . "
161) " FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL . "
162) " I HAVEN'T HAD A DRINK IN 32 YEARS , THIS WAS A ONCE IN A LIFE TIME THING , IT WAS A RETIREMENT PARTY . "
163) " I CAN'T DRINK NO WAY , IT DOESN'T HELP ME , IT'S NOT MY THING . "
164) " I MUST HAVE WENT INTO A BLACKOUT AND HE STOPPED ME . "
165) " DRINKING WITH SOME FELLOWS ON THE PARKING LOT , GIN & GINGER ALE IN 8 OZ PLASTIC CUPS . "
166) " WASN'T KEEPING EYE ON THE ROAD LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND HIT THE MEDIAN AND BROKE MY AXEL OR WHEEL. DROVE 100 YARDS EASING MY WAY HOME . THE CAR WAS WOBBLING . "
167) " I'M NOT A HEAVY DRINKER BECAUSE I CAN'T HOLD MY LIQUOR . "
168) " IT WAS DUMB , I FEEL LIKE HIDING IN THE CLOSET . "
169) " SO EXHAUSTED COULDN'T DRIVE , HIT A PARKED CAR AND SCRAPED TWO OTHER PARKED CARS IN GEORGETOWN . "
170) " I USUALLY DRINK A SIX PACK UNLESS IT'S FRIDAY OR SATURDAY . "
171) " CUT OUT LIQUOR & WINE BECAUSE ITS' TOO STRONG FOR ME . "
172) " AFTER 6 OR 8 , I LOOSE TRACK , HARD TO GAUGE . "
173) " I WAS ALONE WHICH WAS DUMB . "
174) " I KNOW I WAS DRUNK . "
175) " I'VE BEEN DRUNKER . "
176) " I'M DROPPING OUT , THIS PROGRAM IS FOR ALCOHOLICS AND I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC . "
177) " YOU'RE A NAZI . THIS IS SUCH AN EXTREME DIAGNOSIS FOR A MANIC DEPRESSIVE . "
178) " MY DRINKING NEVER WAS A PROBLEM , MY DRINKING NEVER IS A PROBLEM , MY DRINKING NEVER WILL BE A PROBLEM . "
179) "THE POLICE STAKED OUT THE BAR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SUSPICIOUS . "
180) " THE DOCTOR WHO IS PRESCRIBING MY MEDICATION KNOWS THAT I WOULD GO TO BARS AND DRINK . I WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AS AN ALCOHOLIC DURING THE 5 TIMES THAT I HAVE SPENT IN MENTAL INSTITUTIONS ."
181) " I DIDN'T EAT AND HAD STAYED UP FOR 2 DAYS STUDYING FOR AN EXAM . "
182) " I USUALLY JUST DRINK WINE . "
183) " MY DRINKS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS THEY USED TO BE . I WANT TO CUT DOWN . "
184) " I STOP DRINKING BEER BEFORE I GET DRUNK . "
185) " I DATE A GIRL WHO HATES ALCOHOL . "
186) " I DON'T DRINK AT HOME ."
187) " IF I SEE MY BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED LIKE MY FATHERS' , I'LL QUIT . "
188) " I PLAY DRUMS FOR A GOSPEL GROUP , AND CAN DRIVE WELL AFTER 20 . "
189) " I DON'T GET INCOHERENT . "
190) " ONCE IN A BLUE MOON I MIGHT GET DRUNK . "
191) " I WAS STANDING BY THE LIQUOR STORE DRINKING . "
192) " I WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM IN AN ALLEY . "
193) " I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT , SOMEBODY HIT MY CAR IN FRONT OF THE POLICE . "
194) " I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR DRINKING BEER , THE POLICE POURED OUT THE BEER AND TOLD US NOT TO MOVE THE CAR . I WAITED 45 MINUTES AND MOVED THE CAR 8 CAR LENGTHS . POLICE ENTRAPMENT ! "
195) " I DRINK A BEER A DAY . "
196) " MY LIGHTS WERE NOT FULLY ON . "
197) " I WAS WELL AWARE OF WHAT I WAS DOING . "
198) " I WAS DRINKING ABSOLUTE , FIRST AND LAST TIME . "
200) " THE OFFICER SAID I REPORTED THAT MY CAR WAS STOLEN - THEY GOT OUT WITH THE GUNS IN THEIR HANDS AND GAVE ME A TICKET FOR NO LIGHTS . "
201) " BUZZED , I FELT PRETTY GOOD BUT I WASN'T DRUNK . "
202) " I HAVE A VERY RELIGIOUS WIFE SO THAT IS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS . "
203) " I'M AN ALCOHOLIC AND A DRUG ADDICT TO THE CORE ."
204) " THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY GOING TO SAVE MY DRIVERS LICENSE AND I DON'T CARE TO DRIVE IN D.C. , I'D RATHER GO TO COURT THAN CREATE AN UNNECESSARY BILL ."
205) " I'M TIRED OF THE WAY I LIVED . "
206) " I'M NOT A BIG DRINKER ANYWAY ."
207) " I WAS HARDLY DRUNK NEVER THREW UP OR NOTHING . "
208) " I DON'T NEED NO DRINKS TO SURVIVE . I ONLY DRINK ORANGE JUICE . "
209) " I DO NOT DRINK LIKE I USED TO . "
210) " I NEVER WAS A BIG FAN OF DRINKING . "
211) " ALCOHOL WAS NEVER A BIG PART OF MY LIFE . "
212) " I STOPPED DRINKING ANY KIND OF ALCOHOL EXCEPT BEER AND I WOULD NOT DRIVE IF I HAD MORE THAN ONE . "
213) " JUST A FLUKE , WASN'T EVEN BUZZED BEHIND THOSE SIX BEERS , I WAS JUST CAUGHT UP IN THE SYSTEM . "
214) " I HAD PULLED OVER SLEEPING IT OFF WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION KEEPING WARM . "
215) " MY MOM DIDN'T WANT ME TO BECOME LIKE MY FATHER . "
216) " I NOW CAB TO CLUBS OR HAVE FRIENDS PICK ME UP . "
217) " I USED TO GO OUT TO BARS AND DRINK ON SATURDAYS AND ON FRIDAYS - NOW ONLY ON SATURDAYS . "
218) " I NO LONGER KEEP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MY HOME . "
219) " I NO LONGER DRINK BEFORE GOING OUT TO CLUBS . "
220) " BEFORE I WOULD DRINK AN AVERAGE OF 8 DRINKS WHEN I WENT OUT , NOW I HAVE LIMITED MYSELF TO 4 DRINKS. "
221) " I DON'T TAKE MORE THAN $ 25.00 WHEN I GO OUT WHEN BEFORE I WOULD CARRY AS MUCH AS $ 60.00 . "
222) " I HAVE NOT USED ANY RECREATIONAL DRUGS - IE - POT , ACID , COKE , SINCE MY ARREST - ALTHOUGH I ACCIDENTALLY SMELT POPPERS BECAUSE SOMEONE DROPPED A BOTTLE IN THE MENS' ROOM AT A CLUB . "
223) " I DRINK MORE SOCIALLY NOW . "
224) " DR. SAID DON'T DRINK , IT CONFLICTS WITH MY MEDICINE . "
225) " I TOLD THE OFFICER I WASN'T INTOXICATED . THAT I HADN'T HAD A BEER IN OVER 2 HOURS . "
226) " I DIDN'T COME OUT OF PRISON AS A DRINKER , I LIKE ST. IDES AND DEVELOPED A TASTE FOR HOME BREW . I FOUND IT APPEALING . ST. IDES WASN'T OUT WHEN I WENT IN . MY GRAND DADDY MADE HOME BREW . "
227) " ALL I HAVE TO DO IS STAY AWAY FROM ST. IDES , I DON'T LIKE ANY THING ELSE . "
228) " I DID NOT QUIT COMPLETELY , I'M STILL TRYING PERIODS OF CONTROLLED DRINKING . "
229) " I DON'T SEE MY DRINKING AS A PROBLEM UNLESS I'M DRIVING , IF I STOP AT A BAR IF I DROVE , IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM . "
230) " I DON'T GO OUT TO BARS AS OFTEN AND I DON'T DRINK AS MUCH AS I HAVE WHEN I WAS DRIVING NOW I TAKE THE METRO OR A CAB BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I WASN'T GOING TO BE DRIVING . "
231) " I USED TO GO TO THE BAR AND DRINK EVERY NIGHT FOR 3 YEARS AND NOW I JUST GO AND DRINK ON WEEKENDS. "
232) " THE CAR SWERVED AS I WAS TURNING THE RADIO DIAL WHILE DRIVING . "
233) " I HAVE NO SLIGHT IDEA WHY I WAS PULLED OVER , THE TAGS DIDN'T MATCH THE VEHICLE . "
234) " SWERVED IN TO THE OFFICERS' LANE . "
235) " I TOUCHED MY MOUSTACHE INSTEAD OF MY NOSE . "
236) " I REALLY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED MANY CHANGES SINCE MY ARREST AS REGARDS TO MY DRINKING HABITS . "
237) " I USUALLY AND STILL DRINK ON WEEKENDS AND MAYBE ON THE ODD WEEK DAY . "
238) " I DON'T DRIVE AFTER I'VE HAD A DRINK IN FACT I DON'T EVEN TAKE MY CAR OUT ON WEEKENDS , I RIDE WITH A
FRIEND . "
239) " I FEEL NERVOUS AND GET EDGY EVERY TIME A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DRINKING GIVES ME A RIDE . "
240) "3 of my fraternity brothers died drinking & DRIVING , THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING & DRINKING , I WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF S . A . D . D . . "
241) " I DON'T DRINK TO GET BOMBED - OUT . "
242) " I DRINK WHEN I WANT TO DRINK AND I DON'T DRINK WHEN I DON'T WANT TO DRINK . I DRINK WHEN I FEEL
LIKE DRINKING . "
243) " A GUY FOLLOWING ME WITH A DENT IN THE DRIVERS' DOOR CLAIMED I HIT HIS CAR . HE BEAT ME UP AND TOOK
MY CAR KEYS AND PROCURED THE POLICE . JUST BEATEN UP I DRANK 1/2 A PINT OF SOUTHERN COMFORT OUTSIDE
THE CAR . THAT WAS MY GOAL AT THE TIME WAS TO ANESTHETIZE MYSELF . "
244) " GIVEN MY FAMILY HISTORY , I'VE TRIED TO STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL . "
245) " THE HOUR IN HANDCUFFS WOULD BE WITH ME FOREVER . "
246) " I HAD A BOTTLE IN THE CAR FOR A MONTH , EMPTY JUST ABOUT , SOBER AS I AM NOW JUST ABOUT.
TOLD HIM I HAD A COUPLE OF BEERS . MY LIGHTS WERE OFF . "
247) " COMING THROUGH A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD , LIKE A WAR ZONE , POLICE STOPPING EVERYBODY THAT NIGHT . I
WASN'T DRUNK AT ALL . "
248) " AS FAR AS DRINKING I DRINK VERY LITTLE , HARDLY DRINK ONCE A WEEK , ONCE IN A WHILE . "
250) " I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC AT ALL , CAN'T BE . "
251) " DON'T TAKE MUCH TO GET ME DRUNK , THAT'S WHY I DON'T DRINK LIQUOR , I CAN'T HANDLE IT . "
252) " I'M A REALLY CASUAL DRINKER , THE BEER WOULD GET WARM BEFORE I WOULD FINISH IT , I'D HAVE TO POUR
1/4 OF IT OUT . ALSO HAD A FRUITY SHOOTER , GOD I HATE THOSE THINGS . "
253) " I DON'T DRINK THAT MUCH TO BEGIN WITH . "
254) " I HAD SOME BEER FOR LUNCH . "
255) " I WASN'T OUT OF MY MIND . "
256) " I HAD A COMBINATION OF BEER AND MIXED DRINKS AND I WASN'T COUNTING DRINKS . "
257) " I TRIED EVERY DRUG ON THE MARKET EXCEPT 2 . "
258) " I CAUGHT RAMADAM A DAY LATE , I'M A MUSLIM NOT A SAINT . "
259) " I WAS MORE ASLEEP THAN DRUNK , MORE SLEEPY THAN INTOXICATED , SITTING THERE STRADDLING THE LANE ,
EYES CLOSED . "
260) " I'M TRYING NOT TO DRINK . "
261) " I'M NOT GOING TO STOP DRINKING JUST LIKE THAT . "
262) " I WAS TRYING TO CALM DOWN BECAUSE MY TRANQUILIZERS WEREN'T WORKING."
263) " I WASN'T IN THE CAR , I WAS GOING INTO THE 7 ` 11 , MY TIRES WERE UP ON THE CURB , I ASKED ARE YOU
GOING TO GIVE ME A TICKET ? "
264) " I'M TAKING A LOT OF MEDICATION , HAVE A SIX - PACK IN THE FRIDGE , I DON'T DO DRUGS . "
265) " IT WAS RAINING , MY MUSIC WAS LOUD , I SIDE - SWIPED A CAR AND DIDN'T KNOW IT , THOUGHT I HIT A POT
HOLE AND KEPT ON GOING . "
266) " I DON'T DRINK DURING THE WEEK HAPPY HOURS GOT STALE . "
267) " I HAVE A COMPLETE BAR AT HOME , THE BOTTLES ARE DUSTY FROM NOT USING THEM . "
268) " IF I COME TO WASHINGTON , I MAKE SURE THAT I ONLY HAVE ONE . "
269) " I DON'T BAR HOP , I ONLY DRINK AT THE EAGLE LEATHER BAR . "
270) " I WAS PARKED WITH A FLAT TIRE , THE OFFICER WOKE ME UP , THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND HADN'T
RUN OUT OF GAS YET . "
271) " I DON'T NORMALLY DRINK MIXED DRINKS . "
272) " NEVER HAD AN EMPTY GLASS . "
273) " I TRIED TO GET THE OFFICER TO SMELL MY ARM WHICH HAD BEER SPILLED ON IT , I HAD BREATH MINTS . "
274) " JUST BEER ALL NIGHT . "
275) " I REMAIN UNDER CONTROL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE . "
276) " I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THAT I'M GOING TO CONSUME . "
277) " I'M BASICALLY A SOCIAL DRINKER BECAUSE I FEEL THAT I DON'T DRINK TO GET DRUNK . "
278) " I WENT TO A . A . 12 TIMES YEARS BACK OUT OF CURIOSITY . "
279) " MY FAMILY IS REAL RELIGIOUS , THEY DRINK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS . "
280) " I WOULDN'T CONSIDER MYSELF A DRINKER . "
281) " I WENT TO COLLEGE - IN COLLEGE EVERYBODY DRINKS . "
282) " I DON'T DRINK AS MUCH AS I DID . "
283) " I DRANK MORE THAN I EXPECTED . "
284) " IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING TO BE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN . WE HAVE A VERY BIG
WINE LIST AND I'M IN CHARGE OF THE WINE . "
285) " I WAS DRINKING MOST OF THE DAY , A LOT OF WINE AND AFTER DINNER DRINKS . "
286) " I DIDN'T EVEN FINISH THE SIX - PACK. I ALWAYS HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER . "
287) " I REALLY LIKE BLACK & TAN - GUINNESS & BASS ALE . "
288) " I DON'T DRINK BUT BEER ANYWAY . "
289) " I WAS TRYING TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON , I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF . IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR AND MY FIRST
TIME DRIVING THIS CAR . "
290) " I GREW UP IN THE SOUTH AND A SON DOESN'T TELL AN ALCOHOLIC FATHER WHAT TO DO . "
291) " NOBODY SAID DON'T DRIVE HOME . I WASN'T FALLING DOWN OR ANYTHING . "
292) " I WAS NOT DRUNK , I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING - THE POLICE WATCHING ME JUST GUESSED THAT I WAS DRINKING."
