Drunk Woman Hands Over Car Keys to Boyfriend & Faces 30 Years in Prison for It!

[Drunken Irishman]

58. This reminds me of an episode of The Simpsons...

Homer and Barney go on a local tour of the brewery and both have a few drinks. It's clear Homer is far more sober than Barney and decides, because Barney is too intoxicated, he'll drive home (after a little fight between the two). Well, as they're leaving the parking lot, Homer is pulled over by the police.

He shows no signs of being drunk and the officer is about to let them on their way when Barney blurts out, "give him the breathalyzer!" - well, Homer fails.

So, the officer arrests Homer on DUI and oblivious to the obviously drunk Barney, allows Barney to drive home. The scene ends when Chief Wiggum, hidden in a beer stein (staking out potential drunk drivers), is hit by a drunk Barney and rolls down the hill.

This is a tricky situation. I believe the intent was probably good, though, even that is questionable (she might very well have known he was drunk and decided he was 'less' drunk than she was, so, he drove - which is absolutely wrong), but if she spent the whole night with him, and he drank at all, it was still a bad decision. It doesn't matter if she was drunk or not, if she knew he was drinking, and potentially drunk, she was reckless.

It's sad - but I don't think it's comparable to a mugging victim being at fault for wearing a super snazzy handbag. This woman is not the victim. The victims are dead.