Letter: Blame the driver not the family
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OPINION: It is awful Frank van Kampen was killed by a drunk driver. His baby daughter and partner must be suffering the worst hell but, being the daughter of an alcoholic, I must say that expecting a drunk driver's family to raise her children is unfair. My dad used to come home with signposts on the front of his car on a Thursday night after getting fish and chips. Who knows who he could have killed or hurt in the years he was driving. Luckily, he was never in that position and somehow made it, hurting only himself.
If he had hurt someone, this wouldn't have been my mum's or any of our fault. Why should the family be held responsible?
We go through enough having an alcoholic family member without being expected to atone for the hurt they cause. They cause enough to us!
My heart goes out to Alison Downer but the sole responsibility for this lies with the drunk driver.
ANNE THOMAS
Cannons Creek
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