It's Just The Booze Driving, Occifer!
U.S. Representative Bill Janklow (SD) ran a stop sign on Aug. 16, reportedly at a high rate of speed, and struck a motorcycle driven by Randy Scott killing him almost instantly. His defense team is now trying to prove that Rep. Janklow was not responsible for the accident. They contend that his diabetes was at fault.
In light of this brilliant defense (go ahead...read it), I have begun crafting a similar line of reasoning to excuse my behavior in the event that I ever, God forbid, face a DUI charge.
I will argue that I may not have felt the early effects of the alcohol I consumed because it was hot in the bar I was at that evening and I had been in an angry exchange with one of the other patrons.
I will argue that I ignored any signs of inebriation because I thought they were due solely to the cough medicine I was taking, which tends to make me lightheaded and dizzy.
I will argue that I had not eaten in the past 20 hours making my system more susceptible to the effects of alcohol.
I will argue that sometimes, when I'm drinking, I can get fatigued and pass out which has undesired effects on my driving ability.
So, you see, how could I possibly be expected to responsible for my actions in such a situation? It was clearly the alcohol's fault.
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