did you hear about matt roloff's DUI?

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01 Aug 2007, 12:16 am

he's the dad midget in Little People Big World, and he was arrested for driving under the influence. isn't that so f*****g hilarious?!?!?



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01 Aug 2007, 10:05 am

No, I don't think it's funny at all. He's a dear sweet man and has a beautiful family. Is it funny to you because he has a form of dwarfism?



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01 Aug 2007, 10:07 am

I have nothing against vertically-challenged individuals.



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01 Aug 2007, 10:19 am

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He's a dear sweet man and has a beautiful family.


I concur! I love Matt Roloff and his family.


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01 Aug 2007, 12:35 pm

That is hilarious because on the show he depicts a moral character but I guess he's not how he presents himself on TV. Just like most people who are on TV.



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01 Aug 2007, 1:30 pm

Getting a DUI, whether you are a dwarf, a giant, or anywhere in between, doesn't make you immoral.
It happens. If everyone who has ever had a few glasses of wine, or a couple of beers, got pulled over and tested, there would be one hell of a lot of people with DUI's. The majority would no doubt be decent, moral human beings. Why would you want to laugh at somebody's pain, as I'm sure this was a painful experience for Matt and his family.



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01 Aug 2007, 3:51 pm

let me tell ya, I got a DWI in 2005, and its not plesant, its stupid, and i was young and stupid, (2 years later, and im older, hahah) but anyways, the point is its not fair to those on the road, i was in collage at the time, and behaved like an animal, did it all the time and i was caught, good thing, cause i learned very important lessons, others safety, my own, dangers, the fact that having a licsence is a previlage and not a right. He screwed up, good guy or not, if u drink, DONT drive, plain and simple, hell have to spend thousands of $$$ for a lawer, court fees, rehab, testing, and when all that is done in NYS anyways the liscince renewal after all that was over $300 for me.

Worse case scinario: U kill an innocent person, how can u live with yourself then, just cause u had that extra drink, ill never do that again.


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01 Aug 2007, 3:55 pm

Wow that is terrible. He seems like a really good guy from the few times I have watched the show. When you get really smashed it can get hard to know whether you are really drunk or how many drinks you have had period. Drunks can be hard to convince to give up their keys. My parents love that show and I am sure they will be disappointed to learn he got a DUI. The stress probably gets to him, and that would be why I think he would be drinking anyways.



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01 Aug 2007, 4:05 pm

Well, responsible people tend to:

A) not drink if they plan on driving home
B) get someone to drive them home
C) take a cab

I have gotten drunk before and just waited until I wasn't drunk. Simple solution.

His choice was irresponsible and potentially hazardous and therefore wrong.



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01 Aug 2007, 4:06 pm

There are no excuses.



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01 Aug 2007, 4:19 pm

My point is - Matt Roloffs situation is not hilarious. I certainly don't advocate drinking and driving. I myself do neither. I never learned how to drive and I can't stand the taste or effects of alcohol. I won't get in a car with someone who is drunk.



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01 Aug 2007, 4:30 pm

Sadly its not his first DUI accorrding to Wikipedia.

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On June 19, 2007, a Washington County Sheriff's deputy stopped a white Chevrolet van that was swerving, at around midnight. Matt Roloff was driving and failed the field sobriety test administered by the deputy, and subsequently refused to take a breath test. He was taken to the Washington County Jail where he was cited for DUI, refusing the breath test, and failure to drive within the lane. He was released the same night.[2] This is his second offense as he was previously arrested for a DUI in 2003. [3]



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01 Aug 2007, 4:50 pm

I agree, its not hilarious. It's sad.

You would think he would know better.



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01 Aug 2007, 5:52 pm

stfu people. it's funny because in his show he tries to look like the perfect dad, and then he's driving drunk. f*****g s**t.



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01 Aug 2007, 5:55 pm

it is so f*****g selfish to drive drunk. it's one of the most selfish things someone could do these days. not only are you at risk for hurting yourself, you have the possibility of hurting an innocent stranger.
save the crap please



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01 Aug 2007, 5:56 pm

so don't use his dwarfism as an excuse for him to drive drunk please.