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Yes! Anyone who willfully becomes intoxicated to the point of potentially harming themselves would seem to have 'imparied judgement', or not judgement at all.Gokul43201 said:And did he have impaired judgement when he chose to get drunk ?
True, although it would seem a lot of drunk driver's try to assert that in court.Gokul43201 said:Can't disclaim responsibility for one's self on the grounds that one is drunk.
One of my best friends used to get so drunk that he couldn't remember the next day what he did the evening before. On occasion, he would get belligerent, so I had to stay with him to keep him from hurting someone or hurting himself. It wasn't fun (I had to stop him from getting in fights now and then), but at least he survived those years. He's doing better, but still has problems.
I simply look out for my friends, and essentially anybody who happens to be in my physical proximity.