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I'm not sure the law about drunk driving has much to do with logic anyway. If I can't drive a car under influence because that makes me unable to evaluate risks
by Udik 11y ago
I'm not sure the law about drunk driving has much to do with logic anyway. If I can't drive a car under influence because that makes me unable to evaluate risks and in general to act responsibly - then how can I be considered completely responsible for the choice of driving, if I made it when I was already drunk?
- nitrogen 11y agoIt kind of shows that responsibility and liability, as they exist in our current legal systems, are flawed concepts that are in some cases too weak, and in others too strong. We could really use an update that takes modern behavioral science, neuropsychology, and intended/unintended consequences into account. But in the case of drunk driving, you were negligent at the point of taking the first drink for not making safe transportation (or lodging) arrangements while sober.