Guide Related Links Need change to end drunk driving Tom Cronin My Corner of Campus Ever since I realized that all people make mistakes, I have embraced the belief that people can learn from the errors they make. Most people seem to share my belief. However, when we repeat the mistakes we can least afford to make, I am left wondering if we are capable of learning anything.
Some bad decisions have minimal consequences.
In situations where they create minor inconveniences without hurting anyone, occasional mistakes do little harm and serve as helpful reminders. But in other situations, where the consequences are much more devastating, we simply can't afford to make any mistakes. Because drunk driving kills thousands of Americans each year and devastates the lives of the drunk drivers, their families and the families of the victims, I would like to think that drunk driving would be a perfect example of one of the latter situations. But from what I heard in the news this summer, it seems I'm wrong. Newman's mistake was deadly.