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blacktux;9087129 said:jono;9086708 said:One thing that is never discussed when it comes to alcohol is that there is a science to drinking alcohol. Different people have different tolerances depending on size, how much alcohol in their system, the frequency of their intake and what's going on around them (whether they are sitting down or up dancing).
A 5'4 120lb woman is going to have a lowered tolerance than a bigger woman and a smaller one. Just about nobody knows their tolerance they just make estimates.
Its doubful the girl drank herself into unconsciousness, she would have died first. Its more likely that she had a few drinks but didn't feel the effects until she tried to walk, she got a few feet then all the alcohol kicked in and she conked out.
99% of people who drink to the point of falling asleep or involuntarily losing consciousness have no idea how it got so far.
People are almost always more drunk than they think they are. Which is why you get the "I only had one or two beers..." excuse all the time.
This idea that people are supposed to know this threshold off the top of their head is preposterous. Most people couldn't tell you how much alcohol is in the drinks they had, just how many of them they had.
My homeboy is about 5'7-5'8" 150lbs and two long island ice teas would have him on Zab Judah legs, and if he doesn't TASTE alcohol he believes the drinks are weak and drinks more. And its all good until he tries to walk let alone drive. This is a grown man (he's 33), been drinking since he was 16 so i can't imagine an early 20s kid knowing their limits.
There's alot of factors that go into alcohol consumption, its silly to think anyone would know this especially when in that atmosphere where people are feeding you liquor to keep the party going.
That definitely needs to be discussed, but i dont think it is GLOBALLY talked about because of it puts a bad mark on the alchohol industry.
"Drink responsibly" isn't enough. The vast majority of people "partying" are not drinking responsibly. Luckily there are "rules" in place, like the designated driver, and the various group rules i know females have; as i have both been out with females and approached females out in groups.
Almost all of these rape cases we speak about on this forum involve alchohol getting the best of someone, or multiple people.
But why do we only speak about the consumption of the victim, as if the guilty parties consumption doesnt have them making irrational decisions as well.
Irrational decisions are legal until you commit a criminal act.
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