Is being drunk an excuse for bad behavior? Cheating specifically?

Answer 1

No.

It's not an valid excuse for ANYTHING. If someone can't control themselves when drinking, they shouldn't drink.

Answer 2

I guess I'm one of the few people who thinks that it is a valid excuse.

I came to this conclusion just a little while ago. About a year ago, I got very drunk, more to a lack of food than to excessive consumption (usually I can have 3-4 pints without blacking out). Anyway, I don't remember anything past drink number three, and I just found out (a year later) that I apparently made out with a friend of mine that night. I do not find him attractive in the least, but I do know that when I get drunk I crave physical contact, so I imagine that when it's offered I have a hard time refusing.

Just because you might do something drunk doesn't mean it's necessarily your "hidden feelings" or something that you were thinking about doing sober. Sometimes I'm very surprised at what I thought was a good idea when I was drunk, like showering in my clothes.

Answer 3

I disagree with everyone that has posted so far. I think being drunk is an excuse. Your inhibitions are lowered and your reflexes are slower which can cause things to get started. And then you're thinking about how you should stop, but the problem is that you are only thinking about it. Meanwhile things are progressing physically. If you're drunk enough. You just don't care at the moment.
That's one of the reasons people do get drunk. So that they forget the stresses or whatever their issues are.
Would that same person cheat if they were sober? I don't think so because the physical part would never have been started to begin with because your inhibitions would keep you in check.
If this question is about someone specific, I would forgive but only on the condition that this person not drink again because to be in this situation shows they cannot handle their drinking.

Answer 4

no i do not think it is i have been drunk and always knew exactly what i was doing so i do not accept that as an excuse from others for i know it to be bull the only thing that you can say about a drunk is when they are then the person on the inside is let out you know the one that you would like to keep hidden from the outside world

Answer 5

He is not responsible for his drunken behavior, but he is surely accountable. Drunk usually indicates impairment of most rational thinking, so in that respect he was behaving exactly the way a drunk person behaves, but that in no way excludes him from the consequences of his actions. If he is a drunk frequently than you should suggest he gets some help. This I assure you will not work until he has suffered enough, so add on to his misery with constructive criticism.

Answer 6

There is no excuse for cheating. I own a bar so see people get drunk regularly and they don't cheat on their mates. If someone will cheat when they're drunk, they'll cheat when they're sober too. They just use drunk as an excuse.

Answer 7

I don't think it's an excuse. I think that the truth comes out when intoxicated. If someone cheats when they were drunk, it was on their mind to do it all along, they just wanted an excuse to do it possibly without losing the one they're with. True personalities and feelings are either exposed or amplified when they're intoxicated.

Answer 8

I'd say that bad behavior is an excuse for being drunk.

Answer 9

It can happen but it should never be an excuse. If drinking is causing behaviors beyond their control then they need to get into AA or some other help.

Answer 10

There is no excuse for cheating in my opinion. Granted alcohol makes you do some stupid things, but that person made the choice to drink and put themselves in that situation. People need to accept responsibility for their actions. It's funny how we always want to blame someone else for our mistakes.

Answer 11

Being drunk to the point of not being responsible of your actions is bad enough. Cheating on top of it is just icing on a @#$! cake.