The Undertoad

In John Irving's " The World According to Garp", Garp and his wife Helen believe the undefinable but always lurking undertoad (undertow) will eventually raise up and wreck havoc and destroy their family. The undertoad is the fear,worry,anxiety that eventually the bad thing will happen to you or a member of your family.
Last Friday night, the undertoad hit in my neck of the woods.
I heard the crash and the subsequent sirens as it occured just down the road from reno house.I live in a sheltered quiet area and it's always a shock and curiosity to find out what the hell happened after listening to sirens shrieking for twenty minutes. It was an unprecedented event for this neighbourhood... the undertoad
Andrew Kummer , a twenty five year old douchebag who considers drinking as his "job and education" on his Facebook profile decided to get into his truck and drive despite the fact that he was undoubtedly impaired.His arrogant decision to drive killed three people , his best friend and two innocent children.
It's unbelievable that the generation who grew up with the don't drink and drive campaign continues to drink and drive. I can't believe it's generational , if it is, the millenial generation must be called, "the stupidest generation ever".
I truly believe society must dig deeper and consider that anyone who drinks and drives isn't only stupid but must be mentally unbalanced. Mentally impaired people should never be allowed to have a license and should be forced to undergo psychiatric treatment.
It's not an excuse nor should the behaviour be excused.
Alcohol abuse is never a singular dysfunction but merely a symptom of a deeper psychosis.I would also state that committing any criminal offense is dysfunctional and the criminal needs to be locked up to protect the rest of us.
Drinking excessively shouldn't be acceptable, and Andrew Kummer's friends and family should be shamed for ignoring his dysfunction. Our society is too accepting of people who drink too much, it's featured as a comedy gag , a rite of passage and part of growing up.Parents of my generation buy alcohol for their underaged kids to be consumed at home with their friends so "the kids can drink safely".
The time has passed to merely concentrate on a drive safe campaign,it's time to enact zero percent laws and tough sentencing.
I felt the undertoad last Friday,as it passed by my house.I fretted and prayed that my girls were safe from the undertoad and hoped that it didn't grab someone elses child.
This time, the undertoad wasn't an unnameable force of nature, it's just an idiot who thought he was above the law.


http://www.educationforthedrivingmasses.com/2009/03/more-charges-for-man-who-killed-three.html