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Whenever I am in Court for minor criminal stuff, it seems like 50% or more revolves around alcohol being involved.
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I would imagine that it would be higher than that, but I believe that the national statistic for drowning cases, 50% are considered to be alcohol related.
Reminds me of the time I was working in the ER in the early 80's...the hospital I worked at was a big hand center, and one day this guy came in with half his fingers (all 4 fingers) missing on one hand and everything but his thumb missing on the other. Turns out he and a buddy were drinking and decided to trim the hedge, but it wasn't going fast enough for them, so one of them had the bright idea that they were take the lawn mower and fire it up, then lift it up by the wheels with one of them on each side, then walk it down the hedge. They didn't get too far when the one ended up pushing it over on his buddy, and you can guess the rest. I remember the surgeon asking him why he did that, and his reply was (after he had sobered up a while) "It seemed like a good idea at the time". Now you know why they put the little handle bars on lawn mowers that will cut the engine unless depressed.
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I believe in natural selection, and the theory that the really stupid will be removed.
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Naw....not in America; they are protected (probably as an endangered species) by the federal government.