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Damn right it can be used as an excuse. Although I agree with the majority of the posts, I do have to say I have used it as an excuse and I have been exhonerated of my actions because of it's excuse. Example: I met a girl at a bar when I was pretty much 3 sheets to the wind. I remember getting her number at the end of the evening after we had a chance to get to know one another. I called her up and we ended up dating for a brief period of time. When we met for the second time, she was telling me things she had already told me before. She pointed out the fact that this was the second time and all I could say was, "Forgive me, I was inebriated at the time that I met you and I don't remember much of what was discussed." She wasn't offended at all. So yes, in some instances, it CAN be an excuse.
Now imagine: You leave a bar with your friend, get in the truck, drive home and on the way your friend sticks his head out the window where it is lopped off by a telephone support cable. You wake up the next morning, still drunk, not knowing how you got home but the police are there to arrest you......this is when you CANNOT use being drunk as an excuse.
In short, I guess being able to use 'drunk' as an excuse is situational.
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