is "I was drunk" a reasonable excuse for bad behavior

kevogy

Do you think being drunk is an ok excuse for the trouble ya get into on a night out?

Danbo!

Why, what did ya do?

Pacing Mule

Simple answer to a simple question

Being drunk is no excuse for acting like an arsehole.

The Saint

Yes. That's the excuse I'm going to be using tomorrow morning.

kevogy

Stee wrote: »

Why, what did ya do?

it doesnt matter, the main thing is i didnt get caught..

kevogy

kevogy wrote: »

it doesnt matter, the main thing is i didnt get caught..

Are you a priest by any chance?

Columbia

Definitely not an excuse

mickoneill30

Nope. Lots of people are able to get drunk and not get in trouble.

tuxy

It's no excuse. But once it's something that isn't too bad a sincerer apology should be enough to set it right.

mukki

mate of the wife is like that, thinks she can do whatever the fcuk she likes once she has had a few drinks, because "i was drunk", i'd love to punch her face in, while sober

Daemos

If you can't control what you do when you get drunk, don't get drunk

Little Acorn

kevogy wrote: »

it doesnt matter, the main thing is i didnt get caught..

Did you cheat on somebody?

hinault

is "I was drunk" a reasonable excuse for bad behavior


No.

almostnever

In general,it's pretty pathetic.

Crann na Beatha

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manta356

mukki wrote: »

mate of the wife is like that, thinks she can do whatever the fcuk she likes once she has had a few drinks, because "i was drunk", i'd love to punch her face in, while sober

Have a few drinks and do it,she'll understand then why you done it :rolleyes::D:p

BrokenArrows

its not an excuse which voids you of responsibility

but on saying that it needs to be used when you dont want to discuss what happened. haha.

"I dont remember it" helps stop people from bringing it up all the time.

eoferrall

no

AckwelFoley

Most of the dumb sh1t ive done was under the influence of drink.

Its my fault, not Jack Daniels

jasonb

In this country it still seems to be accepted as an excuse ( along with 'I was so drunk last night I could barely walk' being viewed as a boast ). In reality it's no excuse at all...

J.

Holsten

No, not really.

I've still used it hundreds of times though haha.

Overheal

And yet "I was drunk" gets rugby stars out of trouble when they run over children in the early hours of the morning.

MedlyObsidian

I HATE that excuse. Being drunk reduces inhibitions, meaning chances are it's something you wanted to do when you were sober but fear of retribution stopped you.

sold

My drunk father used to beat me when he was drunk. So who do I blame Johnny Walker or my Father?

ScumLord

I hope so.

Little Acorn

I picked depends on the crimes committed.
I wouldn't forgive cheating or any type of physical assault,
but if a friend got abit mouthy or bitchy whilst drunk I'd probably forgive them as long as it wasn't a regular thing.

I know that technically it's your own fault if you drink too much,but if someone is new to drinking they might not be aware of their limitations and could end up getting very drunk very quickly.These people I would tend to forgive.

There are also some people who just cannot stop themselves from drinking too much,and just have no control. They should just not drink-but that can be easier said than done.
Doesn't excuse bad behavior in anyway,(and I probably wouldn't forgive them if they did something terrible)but I try to take these things into consideration with some people I know,before just losing the head.

WeeBushy

More of an explanation than an excuse really.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

MedlyObsidian wrote: »

I HATE that excuse. Being drunk reduces inhibitions, meaning chances are it's something you wanted to do when you were sober but fear of retribution stopped you.

Did anyone else think that username said "MildlyObese" when they first saw it?

MedlyObsidian

baz2009 wrote: »

Did anyone else think that username said "MildlyObese" when they first saw it?

In an effort to keep this on topic:

Are you drunk right now?

WeeBushy

baz2009 wrote: »

Did anyone else think that username said "MildlyObese" when they first saw it?

Haha, yeah I thought so too. I wonder how you can be "mildly" obese... Kinda of like someone being "sort of" dead.

dilligaf73

MedlyObsidian wrote: »

I HATE that excuse. Being drunk reduces inhibitions, meaning chances are it's something you wanted to do when you were sober but fear of retribution stopped you.

Very true. No excuse, but sometimes it needs to be used for minor embarrassing moments.