when is a good time to start our annual xmas death pool?

As far as I know, we don't do a "Death Pool" at Christmas time.
Maybe we should, now that they can drink in the streets 24/7 starting on Dec. 10th.
We always do the DR1 "Death Toll" for "Semana Santa".
They started early this year, a toddler died a few days ago of alcohol intoxication.
She drank a bottle of "Malta" that was filled with alcohol and left in the home.
Her parents must have been so sad, knowing that "God" had taken their daughter away.
"Si Dios Quiere", is the "fallback", position for the,"No Fui Yo"!! defense.
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Before anyone wants to post telling us how "Disgusting" it is that we would place "Bets" about the # of lives lost here in the DR, "DON't"!!!!!
We have seen many of those posts over the years!!!!
Our, "Purpose" is to draw attention to how the Dominicans themselves, senselessly kill themselves, especially during the holidays!
It would not bother me if they just got blind drunk and killed themselves, but the "Innocent" die, just like the guilty!
AND, the"so called" DR government, is a willing "Enabler"!
"Dozens will die, so let's make it more convenient 24/7!!!!
"Dominican "LOGIC"??????????
"WTF"!
Be SAFE.
Stay home!
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It's called "unnatural selection"... Only the strongest will survive.

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo, THAT's Why Dominicans drive drunk!!!!!!!
"Self Preservation!!!
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Criss Colon said:

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo, THAT's Why Dominicans drive drunk!!!!!!!
"Self Preservation!!!
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They don't have to be drunk. They drive stupid sober or drunk.

dv8 said:

this year there will be no restrictions on sales of alcohol during christmas, according to diario libre:
Venta de bebidas alcoh?licas sin restricciones a partir del 10 de diciembre - DiarioLibre.com
dominican government is supporting the economy, as it seems. or maybe again, making a fake announcement that will be correcter later after outcry from humble votes to show that the new president listens and cares.

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Yeah, I don't get it why the government allows this every Christmas season. Are they more interested in revenue than the quality of life for their citizens? Most likely. I guess their philosophy is keep them dizzy and numb. What's a few people not making it into 2014? There are more where they came from.

LTSteve

Enforcement of strict "Drunk Driving Laws" has made a HUGE improvement in lowering (I almost said "Accident", but if your drunk, it Ain't No Accident!)
In "civilized countries", never happen here!
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LTSteve said:

Yeah, I don't get it why the government allows this every Christmas season. Are they more interested in revenue than the quality of life for their citizens? Most likely. I guess their philosophy is keep them dizzy and numb. What's a few people not making it into 2014? There are more where they came from.

LTSteve

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People should be allowed to do whatever they want to do to themselves. Laws should prevent people from doing harm to others.

Oh puleeaze...these rules about not serving alcohol after a certain hour are stupid and don't help in any way to reduce anything. Oh yeah they do contribute to something and that would be a higher rate of drug usage because now people want to get a buzz sooner, a higher rate of drunkenness because they think "I better get all my drinking done as quickly as possible", and of course it contributes to the police bribing businesses that want to stay open later than the decreed hour (which many do).

You want to save lives? Then don't focus on drinking. Focus on putting the hammer down on those who drive drunk, those who drive a motorcycle without a helmet (The biggest cause of death in The DR by far), those who are micro-trafficking drugs and killing each others and innocent victims.

I think many of you didn't live in The DR before this stupid law was passed, but back then bars could stay open and serve alcohol as long as they wished. Guess what most would still close around 2-3 AM, because most people don't party past that time anyway. Those who wanted to continue to party later than that would find one of the few bars that would stay open and do their partying there. Everyone would leave at their own time trickling out.

Nowadays the bar closes at 2:00 AM, so everyone is kicked out at once. People don't want to go home yet so everyone mills around in front of the bars and take their bottles and drinks and cars to sit around outside and listen to loud music in the public space. Because of these throngs of people hanging out I see many more fights nowadays once they close and everyone spills out onto the streets than back in the days when everyone left at their own time.

A pet peeve a mine is the fact that certain bars announce "last call for alcohol" at 3:50AM and at 4:00AM all lights go on.

That person that ordered a drink is going to have to throw away or gulp it down. Imagine ordering a long island ice tea and having to gulp it down to not waste the cash. Now that person might get behind a car.

In the old Copacabana days, last call was at 3:45AM but the Copa stayed open until 5:00AM. That gave us plenty of time to enjoy that last drink and get our dance off.

Those were the days!!!!!!

I DO remember the "OLD DAYS" both here in the DR, and at the "Copa"!
In those days here in the DR, if you went to a bar/disco/nightclub, if you got there before midnight, you were the only one there!
When drunks left at 3,4,or 5 am., they only killed each other.
The "Good People" were long since in their beds!
I just think it's not a great idea, to Encourage Drinking all night long.
Everyone also has "Dinero" in December, that, by law, must be spent on "Booze"!
AND, if you think it's going to be bad for, "La Navidad", just wait until
Semana Santa"!!!!
Only a few days to kill dozens.
And they are drunk from "Dawn To Dawn", and driving at super sonic speeds on all roads and highways!
It think we should bet on the "Highest number of people killed in any one crash".
I say 7!
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LTSteve said:

Yeah, I don't get it why the government allows this every Christmas season. Are they more interested in revenue than the quality of life for their citizens? Most likely. I guess their philosophy is keep them dizzy and numb. What's a few people not making it into 2014? There are more where they came from.

LTSteve

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No question, like Lays Potato Chips, they will 'make more'. Everyone should have the right to do what they want to themselves. When they harm others, however, they should suffer and suffer very harsh consequences.