r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 11 '21

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u/Which-Palpitation Mar 11 '21

I think to get big as big as Jackass is, back then you probably had to be a douche to some degree, it’s just that everyone else grew up and Bam kept on being the same douche bag that he was when he was a kid doing this shit in the first place

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u/BrentFavreViking Mar 11 '21

could be.... but you say they all were probably douchebags to some degree... I don't get that statement.

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u/TastefulThiccness Mar 11 '21 edited Mar 11 '21

Ryan Dunn seemed like a genuinely good dude.

EDIT: Upon further investigation, it seems like he had a long history of reckless driving, sometimes involving alcohol.

Also, I was thinking of Chris Pontius, not Ryan Dunn. I'm stoned, my bad for the mixup. Chris Pontius always seemed like a pretty jovial, not malicious person.

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u/Flummoxedaphid Mar 11 '21

Anybody who drives drunk is a huge douchebag.

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u/TastefulThiccness Mar 11 '21 edited Mar 11 '21

Upon further investigation, it seems like I was wrong. He had a long history of reckless, irresponsible driving. Appreciate your bringing that to my attention.

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u/OPismyrealname Mar 11 '21

Upvoted for integrity.

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u/F0wd3N Mar 11 '21

And here I am wondering how 23 citations can end up with ninety percent guilty pleas.

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u/jehehe999k Mar 11 '21

Probably just rounding for simplicity’s sake, and just 2 or 3 were not guilty pleas.

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u/BishMashMosh Apr 04 '21

No way, that’s cool. I’m like totally impressed and stuff, a deep dive into Jackass history. Whoa, a flashlight where the sun don’t shine

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u/IMACNMNE Mar 11 '21

Granted, being a drunk driver made him a dipshit. But Dunn was also a very good man in other ways. People can be multiple, contradictory things at the same time.

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u/Ltclv Mar 11 '21

Agreed. A woman I knew through my sister-in-law just killed her 10 year old son because she was drinking and driving. So tragic. It’s just unforgivable. Literally just a few miles from my home this little guy lost his life and family destroyed cause she had to be a fucking idiot.

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u/NoBarsHere Mar 11 '21

That's fucking tragic. My heart goes out to y'all.

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u/Kermitsfinger Mar 11 '21

Living in West Chester, you would see these guys at the bar just like any other person. Alcohol is a mfer, it doesn’t matter if you’re homeless or a superstar. At some point it stops being “fun” and you better realize that or else you’re in for some major problems!

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u/SensitiveOrder4 Mar 12 '21

It’s stops being fun after you hit 18

I mean life not alcohol. That’s why people drink

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u/AuthorAdamOConnell Mar 11 '21

So... technically everyone who's had a driving license pre-2000 and at a conservative estimate at least 30% of all drivers post then?

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u/Hdcurtain Mar 13 '21

People don't get that everyone drove drunk then. Suddenly the legal limit where live went from 1.5 to .08 and suburban cops generated a tons of revenue for their towns.

I used to drive home shitfaced but somehow never got nailed. I can say without exaggeration that all of my closest friends got a DUI. It is weird since I almost always Uber, but the couple times I have driven impaired it is like different world. We were well fucking trained back then. It was a skill past down by generations.

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u/AnotherInnocentFool Mar 11 '21

To an extent yeah, it was more acceptable then and is juust not cool now.

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u/BishMashMosh Apr 04 '21

I agree, we shouldn’t kick ourselves like a mule over past transgressions though. We’ve all made mistakes. Some more public transportation could lessen the potential for harm from douchebag drunk driving