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I've never really understood why drugs are often considered as mitigating factors in crimes, rather than (IMO) aggravating ones.
by shabble 13y ago
I've never really understood why drugs are often considered as mitigating factors in crimes, rather than (IMO) aggravating ones.
- jessaustin 13y agoDo you have that backwards? Has drug use ever been considered a mitigating factor? If so, where and when? In the USA, alcohol intoxication is a strong aggravating factor in motor vehicle crimes.
- Nursie 13y agoI believe drunkenness has been considered under English law to be a mitigating factor where intent is concerned, though not where the question of the crime itself was concerned. However using drink in getting up the courage to commit a crime is also not allowed - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intoxication_in_English_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intoxication_in_English_law I'm not sure how much this would fly now, as it all seems to have been debated 100 years ago.