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Read variations on this story a few times and it usually involves there being a mixup or whatever and someone "drinks" to "excess" but its not actually spiked or alcohol or anything psychotropic and they end up making an ass out of themselves and everybody else knew they didnt actually drink.

Are they faking or did they experience an honest placebo experience or something else crazy?

Something something cultural expectations

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[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Could they "drunk drive" if they got in their car afterwards? Could thry be charged for being impaired while not actually under the influence of anything?

[-] RedditAdminsSuckIt@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

It would just be reckless driving/endangerment at that point

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Can they give identical penalties for it such that they were punished in the exact same way. Its an interesting notion

[-] RedditAdminsSuckIt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I’m not a lawyer but I have been through the criminal system a couple of times.

They might face SOME of the same consequences if they damaged property or hit someone but they wouldn’t get a DUI.

Which is way worse

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