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It's a question of who is the victim. If I sign away my house while drunk, I'm getting fucked. If I run over you in a car while drunk, you're getting fucked.
by Avshalom 10y ago
It's a question of who is the victim.
If I sign away my house while drunk, I'm getting fucked.
If I run over you in a car while drunk, you're getting fucked.
- kefka 10y agoOne area which I'm thinking about which entails drugs and non-consent is in a hospital after a wreck. Someone's on pain drip, and insurance goon one of shows up, asking for papers to be signed. Signing those would be invalid. No informed consent was given, due to being in a mind-altered state due to pharmaceuticals. It's likely going to be a long court case, but there is precedent in having these types of coerced actions (signature) rescinded. My argument was that drunk driving was made in a coerced state of mind. The journey to "drunk" is one thing, but there certainly is question about actual liability.
- Avshalom 10y agobut again, the victim in the first case is you, the victim in the second case is not you. Also yes in a better world getting people to sign shit from a hospital bed absolutely shouldn't leave them liable. I don't know exactly how many people have been bankrupt because an ambulance drove them to the ER but I know it's a hell of a lot higher than any sense of justice should allow.