How could someone with so much money be so stupid?

@TheHorse (205696)
Walnut Creek, California
February 9, 2022 3:31pm CST
So he drove his car at twice the speed limit, killed his girlfriend, and faces charges. When I have kids or loved ones in my car, I drive extra careful. One of the kids I used to mentor asked me, "How come you drive like a Grandpa?" I said, "Because I am hauling 'precious cargo.'" Yes, I explained "precius cargo" to him. He was about 13 at the time. And then I saved his life, as he put it. But more on that another time. Would you drive like an idiot with loved ones or kids in your car?
Washington Football Team safety Deshazor Everett turned himself in to a Virginia jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge after an investigation found he was speeding before his sports car slammed into trees and rolled over, killing his passenger. Everet
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• Belews Creek, North Carolina
9 Feb 22
I don't drive like an idiot even when I am alone in the car. I figure a moving vehicle is a pretty dangerous weapon and needs to be handled with care.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
I agree 100%.
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@Faster16 (2930)
• Indonesia
10 Feb 22
this is quite unfair, I know people who have high salaries in the office, but are very stupid, just confused when opening e-mails, can't even communicate with Line or WA, and don't even know what copy paste is.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
That's pretty sad. Are they just waiting for retirement?
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@Faster16 (2930)
• Indonesia
10 Feb 22
@TheHorse your guess is right it's sad to want to retire but skills are so embarrassing
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@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
11 Feb 22
Ah, it was involuntary manslaughter. I was expecting Murder 1.
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@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
11 Feb 22
@TheHorse Thank God, we still have some vestiges of civilization left.
@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Feb 22
Murder 1? Not for athletes.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
9 Feb 22
Since when does having much money say something about a person's intelligence? So poor people are not intelligent?
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
I dunno. I've never done a study on the relationship between wealth and IQ.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
10 Feb 22
@TheHorse You don't need a study. Common sense is enough.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
9 Feb 22
I don't think money = intelligence. Just look at the bad behaviour of some of the wealthiest people, and the smart actions of many "poor" people.
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@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
10 Feb 22
@TheHorse The are being a real nuisance. Residents in the area had to go to court to get an injunction to stop the incessant honking. Not to mention blocking traffic at the border. I see it as their attempt at a January 6. Because they have raised over 8 million in gofundme, they don't need to work they can just hang out and annoying everyone else.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
Hey, what's your take on the truckers on the border in Canada? Are they hurting anyone other than the locals with their actions?
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Feb 22
That is amazes me about some sports stars who make money playing a kids game driving like crazy with their autos instead of driving careful like we are supposed to do or else face stiff fines.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
In this case it was more than fines. I could not live with myself if I killed someone because of stupidity.
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 Feb 22
@TheHorse Neither can I.
@sulynsi (2671)
• Canada
10 Feb 22
I love your response - its hard to be annoyed at someone you've referred to as 'precious'. I feel much the same about various safety measures I've been mocked for in years past, but I was determined to get my children to adulthood. It is sad that people often have a rather cavalier attitude to the safety of themselves and others. I found it interesting that the law to the ancient Israelites reflected our Creator's interest in taking sensible safety precautions. It said at Deuteronomy 22:8 If you build a new house, you must also make a parapet for your roof, so that you may not bring bloodguilt on your house because of someone falling from it.
@kaylachan (57636)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Feb 22
Some people don't think when they get behind the wheel. At least he was smart enough to turn himself in. And, while blindness prevents me from driving, my husband is very careful when he takes me, or anyone, in our van.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
I am glad to hear that.
@FourWalls (62120)
• United States
10 Feb 22
He’s not the only one. Didn’t one of the Oakland/L.A./Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders kill a couple of people while driving drunk? AND try to claim his girlfriend was driving? Yes, rich and famous celebrity/sports star, it CAN happen to you.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
I actually phoned someone in today.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
10 Feb 22
I drive more carefully if someone is in my car with me.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
I do too.
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@wolfgirl569 (95136)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Feb 22
I dont even by myself. I dont want to hurt someone else
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
Me neither. Sigh. I don't want to write about entitlement issues right now.
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@JudyEv (325720)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb 22
That's very sad but how stupid too. I always take extra care when I have passengers.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
Me too. Especially "precious cargo."
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@franxav (13603)
• India
9 Feb 22
Because wealth and wisdom can't be necessarily good friends.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
They often are not.
@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Feb 22
Never, I’ve never had a speeding ticket or any ticket. But some people drive like maniacs.
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@TheHorse (205696)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 22
What do you think makes them do so? Not all of them are teenage boys.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Feb 22
@TheHorse I think a lot of times people are hurrying to work or home and want to get there as fast as possible. Some drive many miles to and from work, others I think get a kick out of speeding.
@BarBaraPrz (45484)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Feb 22
I don't drive at all.
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Feb 22
No, I will drive very cautiously.
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
10 Feb 22
I would not drive like an idiot even when alone in the car on a desert road.
@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Feb 22
Now that was the stupidest thing he could have ever done and his life is probably over or will never be the same, I no longer drive but when I did I was always extra careful with or even without passengers. Always considerate of the other driver saround me,
@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
10 Feb 22
I don’t think money is needed to become a stupid person. I don’t drive but hubby is careful when driving,
@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
10 Feb 22
I drive like a Grandma all the time because now I'm afraid to drive. I used to go anywhere and everywhere. Now hubs does most of the driving; and it's even harder to ride in the car with him. He is not a defensive driver.