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Should Being Drunk Get You Out of Murder?
Should being drunk be a defense for murder? In Wisconsin, drunkenness can be used as a defense allowing defendants to use "voluntary intoxication" to argue that they were too drunk to form intent. A Plainfield, Illinois family whose pregnant daughter was strangled is taking on the law. In June a jury found Brian Cooper, 36, guilty of sexually assaulting Alisha Bromfield, but dead locked on two first degree intentional homicide charges.
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If you can't drink alcohol without murdering someone, you shouldn't be allowed to drink alcohol. I think that should be the rule. Same with driving a car: if you can't drive a car without mounting the pavement and running down pedestrians, you shouldn't be allowed to drive a car. Or if a chef can't hold a knife without stabbing people, they shouldn't be a chef.
Life is precious. Once somebody dies, they're gone forever. You should be able to get through life without killing other people.
If a person says that drinking alcohol means they are not to blame, then for me this brings up a serious question about the safety of alcohol. Personally, I think it's one of the most dangerous drugs available, in the wrong hands.
Agreed, its not that fucking hard to keep yourself from murdering someone else.
Indeed. I refrain from murdering people every day. I highly recommend it as a lifestyle.