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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Well, thanks for making my reply for me Ryan Coke haha. That was ultimately my point, that alcohol isn't why this happened, he did this because this is who he is, and using being drunk as an excuse for his behaviour is ignoring the real issue. How you act when drunk is the true indicator of who you are. It's easy to put on a facade or a charade when sober, but when you lose self-control (as almost always happens when drunk), then you display who you are and what your character is. Saying you did something drunk that you wouldn't do sober is disingenious. You would do it sober, you're just afraid of being judged, but when you're drunk in your mind you believe you can go to the "I was drunk, I had to much to drink" etc... card and be forgiven, or you simply don't care anymore about being judged.
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Alcohol does more than make your care less about being judged, it makes you react to greater extremes due to inhibited self control and judgement. If someone gets you angry when your sober, your self control prevents you from hitting them. When someone gets you angry when you're drunk, that self control might not be there. Saying that being drunk brings out who you really are is nonsense as self control and will power probably define who you are more than any other characteristic. It's true that it brings out your emotions and brings out your natural tenancies and desires, but who you are is the complete package including your self control.
Hitting someone in a moment of anger is something that could happen to anyone, especially when your judgement and self control are inhibited by alcohol. Raping someone is not comparable because it requires more deliberate effort. You can't rape someone in a moment of anger.
Alcohol could very well be why this happened, especially if someone was breaking at him. Is it an excuse? No, because he chose to drink knowing it would weaken his self control. Is it a factor? I have no doubt.