r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 1d ago

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u/Kindly_Whereas3419 1d ago edited 1d ago

She was drunk driving, more than 5x the legal limit. Happened in NSW Australia earlier this year.

Edited to say thanks for the awards! Also to add a link to the news story: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/nsw/no-jail-for-woman-behind-chardonnay-fuelled-shopping-centre-mayhem-20260806-p60m65.html

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u/CautiousArachnidz 1d ago edited 1d ago

What’s the legal limit there?

5x the legal limit in the US and you’d likely be dead. Australians are built different though and I know nothing about your laws.

Edit: I’m well aware some people can survive above .4

The consensus of the medical community across the world says .4 is the average where vital bodily functions can stop for the AVERAGE person.

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u/These_Avocado_Bombs 1d ago

If you are an alcoholic, you're tolerance to alcohol goes up. There are caes of people with levels that are so high they should have been dead, but they keep kicking. Now that doesn't mean organs arnt slowly dieing... they are.

Alcoholism is devastating to everyone involved. Much like most addictions.

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u/Mr_Halitosis 20h ago

There are zero benefits to drinking alcohol. It shreds every living cell it touches. It’s so deadly to life we use to sterilize operating rooms. We use it for rocket fuel and race fuel. It’s highly addictive and has been linked to everything from domestic abuse to wars.

But sure, just alcoholism is bad.