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Originally Posted by Laak 315
Actually, I was unaware of what I was doing for the rest of the night...I was told I vomited quite a bit in the bathroom with numerous people in there with me to make sure I didn't "drown" in the toilet, or anything of the sort. Unfortunately, people don't know how serious a condition a person can be in when he/she drinks too much. Why do you think people who drank too much the night before aren't found dead until the next morning? It's because the other people think that person is simply passed out...not brain-dead/poisoned. I don't fault anyone at the party I was at for not taking me to the hospital or calling 911. I'm positive they would have had they been given certain signs (such as me not breathing, blue face, etc..., even though it probably would have been too late...) It would have been nice if they did lol, but I don't blame anyone for not knowing how bad off I was. They probably didn't know how serious of a condition I was in since I was still awake and was very talkative, from what I am told. (I blacked out but that doesn't mean I wasn't still awake and engaging in conversations etc...) The fraternity brothers of the guy in the article probably thought he was simply sleeping/passed out for awhile, before they decided to call 911. Unfortunately, in today's society, I don't think too many people on a college campus are going to call 911 immediately just because they see someone who has been drinking passed out. Maybe they should, but the average college-person's mentality seems to be that they are fine and will wake up the next morning. So, in summary, if you are trying to blame my fraternity brothers for me being in bad shape, I think you're wasting your time. I certainly don't blame them. It wasn't their idea for me to drink so much. I take full responsibility for my actions and had I died that night, it would have been my fault, not theirs. I learned my lesson the hard way, but sometimes that's what it takes for a person to learn a lesson. As sad as it is to hear about the guy in the article dying, no one is really to blame but himself. He's the one who drank so much of his own free will (as I stated, 3/4 a bottle of vodka is ridiculous). To blame his fraternity brothers is ludicrous in my opinion.
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I'm always on the fence on this one. The fact is that some people "pass out" because they're tired and drunk and it definitely wouldn't be appropriate to take them to the ER...but how do you tell if it's more than that?
I say better safe than sorry.
I also say that much alcohol in that small amount of time is a good indication that trouble may be ahead. I've stayed up all night with people watching them more than once, just to make sure they didn't keep throwing up and choke (try keeping a drunk person on their side...they don't listen) or have trouble breathing, if I thought it was a borderline situation. I have to say I've never been in a situation where someone had enough alcohol to do either of those things while asleep, but I can see it happening easily and if no one is paying attention, it's easy for them to die.
But here's the thing, .426? They should have known in this case. If even one person knew he drank that much, that's a problem. Taking a few shots in an hour or two and passing out later and taking almost a whole bottle of Absolut in minutes and passing out are different situations.
In the end we're all responsible for our own actions...it's pure stupidity to drink that much that fast...it's like going 100 down a highway with your eyes closed. But at the same time, just as FRIENDS, it's important to care enough to pay attention to friends.