kombat
Well-Known Member
A California man who lost $500,000 at blackjack and pai gow is suing a new Las Vegas casino, alleging he was too drunk to be allowed to gamble
To me, this has interesting parallels with the direction in which sexual consent laws have been heading. Current legislation is based on the premise that a person who is intoxicated is unable to consent to sex, and thus any sexual activity with a drunk is technically, legally, rape. Not exactly sure what it is when *both* participants are drunk. Did they rape each other?
Regardless, if you cannot consent to sex when drunk, can you consent to borrowing money? If you lend money to someone too drunk to consent to borrowing it, is that theft, in the same vein as sex with someone too drunk to consent is rape?
To me, this has interesting parallels with the direction in which sexual consent laws have been heading. Current legislation is based on the premise that a person who is intoxicated is unable to consent to sex, and thus any sexual activity with a drunk is technically, legally, rape. Not exactly sure what it is when *both* participants are drunk. Did they rape each other?
Regardless, if you cannot consent to sex when drunk, can you consent to borrowing money? If you lend money to someone too drunk to consent to borrowing it, is that theft, in the same vein as sex with someone too drunk to consent is rape?