Arma 3
DUI - Squad Radar
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HaroldTheNorse 14 Dec, 2020 @ 3:05pm
Requesting a name change or PSAs about driving under the influence
When I first saw this addon I didn't want to subscribe to it because the name, "DUI - Squad Radar" seemed to be supportive of DUI, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The US Military has been fighting a fierce campaign at home to reduce or eliminate DUIs by soldiers. Accidents due to driving under the influence are happening too much and they are devastating to the families and friends of the victims, let alone the careers of the soldiers responsible. I've seen the bumper stickers with "NO DUI" symbols on the backs of government vehicles driving near the local naval base. But it's only a small part of the overall campaign.

Using the name "DUI" in the addon is an opportunity to support this campaign and encourage the public to do the right thing by drinking responsibly or using designated drivers, taxis, public transportation and ride sharing apps.

This is more important now that Shacktac User Interface (including Shack Tactical Heads Up Display) has been DISCONTINUED. And, dslyecxi and zx64 recommend DUI - Squad radar as a technically superior replacement for ShackTac UI.
Last edited by HaroldTheNorse; 14 Dec, 2020 @ 9:55pm
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HaroldTheNorse 14 Dec, 2020 @ 3:19pm 
Own Your Limits

re·spon·si·ble drink·ing
(noun)
1. Knowing your alcohol limits and sticking to them. Not just legal limits - but personal limits too.
2. Having control over how much alcohol you drink to protect yourself and those around you.

Resources for owning your limits and/or conquering chronic stress without alcohol.

https://www.ownyourlimits.org/
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HaroldTheNorse 14 Dec, 2020 @ 3:28pm 
The Path to 0

Everyone has a responsibility to help eliminate drunk (and drugged) driving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_seD3yza8lQ&feature=emb_title

https://www.madd.org/the-solution/drunk-driving/
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HaroldTheNorse 14 Dec, 2020 @ 5:09pm 
Let's reply with personal stories about the problems caused by drunk or drugged driving. I'll start.

When I was 3 years old our car was hit by a motorcycle. My brother and I couldn't stop crying as we were confused and afraid. The motorcycle and its rider were underneath our car at first. He managed to get out from underneath the car, but he was very ashamed and apologetic. My parents said that he was drunk. He had smashed the corner of our car beyond recognition. We collected insurance information and were on our way, but the experience never left our memories. Later in life my brother and I never drove drunk.
Lyn-chan~ 6 Jan, 2021 @ 8:42am 
i don't know how to tell you this and i'm sorry to hear about your life experiences but you should probably take another look at the name of the developer, and have a good think about the purpose of the mod and what it is
Neo 6 Jan, 2021 @ 9:01am 
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I thoroughly enjoy drunk driving. It's like playing a video game where you're a bit handicapped and you have to dodge all these cars coming your way, like frogger or GTA. I'm not talking blackout drunk or so drunk you can't even walk, because that's no fun and you can barely get 500ft without running into something. I'm talking like 4 beers in where you're at that sweet spot when everything is a bit more fun and challenging and you're not really restricted by normie views of culture.

It's also pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up that you can be arrested for "driving drunk" when you've had only one or two beers at a restaurant. Drunk driving is just another tool the police use to take your money and give it to the state for minor offenses like "speeding", when in reality you can go twice the speed limit and be perfectly fine as long as you have a post-1990s car. This stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ idea has been propogandized by the government and even stigmatized like smoking cigarettes are, when in reality smoking cigarettes kills many orders of magnitude more people every year than driving drunk has in history. Yet the punishment for drunk driving is so much worse than the crime, you lose your license for at least 1 year and you can spend time in jail, both of which totally ♥♥♥♥ your job prospects. And to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ top it off, driving while tired is totally legal (and almost as fun), yet it's way more dangerous than driving drunk because you pass out and have zero control . That might be fine on the highway when you just coast into the median but passing out can seriously ♥♥♥♥ you up in most situations.
Perondas 6 Jan, 2021 @ 9:07am 
I totally agree, when a state tries to arrest me for drunk driving in a vehicle I bought drunk on booze that I bought on roads that I pay taxes for, that is the epiphany of my rights being violated. It is my god given right to do so as I please and if I decide to go on a drive while being black out drunk, by god by golly no one can stop me. All of this "road safety" is liberal propaganda anyways. When I drift off at the helm of my automobile Jesus takes the reins. How can any "government" try and stop THE SON OF GOD from driving my car? These liberal snowflakes have gone too far. Next time a "police officer" stops me and asks for a driver's license I will just strait up shoot him. How do they expect me to show them something they took away 20 years ago? Idiots.
Asortied 6 Jan, 2021 @ 9:12am 
When I was 3 years old our Mil Mi-24 was hit by a FIM-92 Stinger, fired by a drunk, Afghan rebel. The missile punched through the thin aircraft frame blowing the tail of the helicopter off beyond recognition, however, due to the sheer strength of the Soviet Pilot, we were able to continue with our mission to enforce the Soviet scorched earth policy as we successfully blew up 4 Mujahideen "Camps" before returning to base. Since this point I have never flown an Mi-24.
croggles 6 Jan, 2021 @ 9:18am 
there is no dunrk driving in my country becaue it doesnt exist anymore
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emmy 6 Jan, 2021 @ 10:08am 
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elix 6 Jan, 2021 @ 12:48pm 
As the grandson of a raging alcoholic, I was raised by a survivor of alcoholism and it had a great impact on my life. I never touched a single drop of alcohol my whole life, and I was happy.

Then I joined the FPARMA unit so I could play some Arma 3, and I was forced to install their modpack including this DUI. The name of this UI mod was so shocking and destructive that I immediately fell into heavy alcoholism. I even showed up to operations drunk when I was platoon lead and spent four hours I don't remember slowly driving the entire platoon around the perimeter of Tanoa's main island with the assistance of three sober assistants helping me keep the floor under my feet and not hitting my head. My wife left me, my kids are ashamed of me, my dog doesn't recognize me anymore and growls when I stagger home with another bottle of cheap bourbon, and my doctor won't even return my calls to discuss getting me into rehab. The only reason I haven't been arrested for drunk driving is because my car was repo'd and the liquor store is close enough that I can get home before I black out.

I want to keep playing Arma but I cannot play if I am constantly encouraged to drink to excess. I demand mandatory alcoholism PSA pop-ups while using this mod so I can milsim safely in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, amen
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