[Caramelgal]

1. They're illegal aliens.

2. There is some kind of polygamy involved.

How did you come to this “brilliant” leap of logic?

FYI - not all drunk drivers are illegal aliens. And not all families with more than the average 2.5 children are polygamists or illegals.

The last names of the family, the victims were Griffin and Burkman from Parkville, Maryland. I used to live in this neighborhood and have family living there; it’s a predominately white working class neighborhood.

The last name of the drunk driver is “Gagnon” which unless it proves to be a phony name, doesn’t exactly smack of being an illegal.

Before I learned the name of the drunk driver, I too was curious if it might have been an illegal but I didn’t necessarily assume that was the case. There are way too many American born citizens who think it’s OK to get smashed and then get behind the wheel. And there are way too many drunk drivers who are given probation and a slap on the wrist by our judicial system.

[Alberta's Child]

How did you come to this “brilliant” leap of logic?

FYI - not all drunk drivers are illegal aliens. And not all families with more than the average 2.5 children are polygamists or illegals.

Please note that my comment about illegal aliens was not an attempt to hijack this thread. I -- along with a lot of other folks here -- was merely speculating about what the hell the following statement from the article could possibly have meant:

Police say the family appears to be non-traditional.

Yes, I realize that Griffin, Burkman and Gagnon are not exactly the kind of names one would expect to find among illegal aliens. But those names don't appear in the original article. And I know that not all drunk drivers are illegal aliens . . . my comment was speculation about the FAMILY involved (there's no indication of any suspicion about the driver of that vehicle being under the influence of alcohol), not the DRUNK DRIVER.