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03-26-2005, 10:59 AM | #16 |
Nice people frighten me.
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Yes, but...
Underdeveloped though they may be, there still comes a point when a person has to choose. They must be made to take responsibility for their actions. I don't have a problem with the "No-killing" bit, it's the "It's not my fault" bit that bugs me.
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03-26-2005, 03:34 PM | #17 |
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I worked with a lady the other night. She was a retired English/History professor from a large university in the city that is known for it's basketball. She is 62 years old. She is a serious alcoholic.
She knew her name. She knew her social security number. Wolf: What's your home address? Lady: I don't know. Wolf: What day is today? Lady: I don't know. Wolf: What time of year is it? (we were standing outside smoking, and it was pretty clearly Spring, robins bobbing, plants trying desperately to sprout) Lady: I don't know. Wolf: Did you have anything to drink today? Lady: No. I drank yesterday. I had five glasses of vodka. They were about three ounces each. Wolf: Blow in this little tube, attached to this machine for me, please. Lady : (puff) ... ... ... .220 (too drunk to drive in PA is .080). Wolf: Are you sure you didn't have anything to drink today? Lady: Yes. I'm sure. Wolf: Who is the president? Lady: Clinton. That's right, isn't it? I think she had her last clear thought sometime in the early 1990s. I don't often see cases of what's probably Korsakoff's Syndrome all that often. She walks, breathes, and talks, but I think she has a lot more in common with Terri Schiavo than she did me. Now, to respond more directly to BT's statement above ... I don't think that it's been sufficiently investigated that all persons with the lack of that certain enzyme or whatever are either alcoholics or have a greater likelihood to be so. A lot of male violent offenders are double-Y's but not all of them. Biology is a part of behavior, but not the sole determinant.
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