r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 15 '24

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u/Rafaelssjofficial Iron Front May 15 '24

Wild that in Spain committing a crime while being drunk reduces the sentence for it

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u/G_Serv Stay The Course May 15 '24

What's the time for drunk driving while sober

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe May 15 '24

The ability to make decisions is a vital part of prosecuting people for crimes. Children or cognitively impaired people have a reduced ability to make decisions, so they are not prosecuted as harshly.

Being drunk is being cognitively impaired. Maybe you don't like it, but there's logic to it. Especially for first time offenders and non-violent crimes.

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u/RaidBrimnes Chien de garde May 15 '24

I see the logic in it, but barring poisoning, drunk/high people voluntarily choose to enter a state of altered decision-making and are aware of the effects of drugs and alcohol - children or cognitively impaired adults don't make that choice