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Am I a rapist?

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  • #32
    Batgurl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭Batgurl


    You aren’t a rapist but you are incredibly lucky.

    What you did was sexual assault. No two ways about it.

    The reason you aren’t guilty of a crime is not because of anything you did but because your victims are choosing not to persue it. If they felt differently, and wanted to chase assault charges, you would be guilty of assault and would be rightly charged with the crime.

    In terms of taking ownership for your actions, as an adult if you know you act inappropriately when you drink too much, you have a responsibility not to get blackout drunk if that’s how you react.


  • #33
    Bambi985
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,274 ✭✭✭Bambi985


    chickenmoscow wrote: »
    I completely understand. If the shoe were on the other foot, I'd be equally horrified.
    The dilemma I'm having is this - yes, I drank alcohol to excess and need to take responsibility for that. But when people 'black out' and literally become robots who are unaware of their actions, to what extent are they responsible for the acts they commit? For example, imagine if someone blacked out and jumped off a bridge. Ordinarily, they wouldn't do that as they understand how unreasonable it is but in extreme circumstances when they're out of their mind, how do we apportion guilt for a) the alcohol they consumed (100% in my view) and b) the acts they commit (which they're unaware of).

    You are responsible for your actions and actions have consequences, regardless of what level of consciousness you were at when committing those actions.

    If you jump off a bridge whilst drunk off your trolley, you likely end up dead. If you sexually assault a person whilst drunk off your trolley, you are potentially facing charges. Intoxication to the point of black-out doesn't serve as a buffer against those consequences or against your level of responsibility for them.

    That being said, it's probably advisable to not get drunk to the point of blackout if you're prone to such drunken behaviour.


  • #34
    Neyite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,948 ✭✭✭✭Neyite


    Mod:

    Closed thread - this is getting too much like legal advice, which isn't allowed on Boards.


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