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Pobeka

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1. Wow. If you can't control yourself, don't get intoxicated.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2022, 08:43 PM

May 2022

The choice to intoxicate oneself was what voluntary in the first place.

To me, this is a case of overthinking the exceedingly obvious. I hope it is somehow reversed.

How do you punish a drunk driver now in Canada?

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Canada's top court says voluntary extreme intoxication a defence in violent crimes [View all] Eugene May 2022 OP

Wow. If you can't control yourself, don't get intoxicated. Pobeka May 2022 #1

If you want to commit a crime, get drunk first. Irish_Dem May 2022 #2

So get really drunk, rape a woman, get away with it legally. PoliticAverse May 2022 #3

Are those judges Trumpers too? ananda May 2022 #4

This sounds more like the case of extreme liberal justices. n/t PoliticAverse May 2022 #6

How does this work with DUIs? Sympthsical May 2022 #5

DUI usually doesn't involve intent. Tomconroy May 2022 #11

"The alcohol made me do it" "Ok, you're free to go" dalton99a May 2022 #7

Err.... That's crazy... Ohio Joe May 2022 #8

So, a rape victim just needs to get super drunk before they kill their rapist? Solly Mack May 2022 #9

It's a common ruling: intoxication theoretically negates intent. Tomconroy May 2022 #10