BehindBlueI's
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- Oct 3, 2012
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Example being that you were having a good time drinking or what have you and someone comes breaks into your house and your stills intoxicated when you defend yourself. Saying maybe the prosecutor would be like "oh he's been drinking and his judgement was impaired or is our law cut and dry? That's what I'm saying. Just curious. Maybe some LEO guys can chime in or an attorney. Just food for thought in today's world...
We chimed in back in 2013. Nothing has changed.
Why? A good shoot is a good shoot, regardless of your BAC. If I'm drunk in my house and someone breaks in, should I ask them to leave and come back when I'm sober?
I won't insult anyone's intelligence and explain alcohol's affect on what we perceive as "reasonable", and everyone *should* know their own limits with adult beverages and make the responsible choice. That said, the defense will be judged as "reasonable" based on what a sober person would have done. IC code specifically forbids voluntary intoxication as a defense, but it does not make it an overrider for an otherwise good defense shooting.