If you're in the military and drink, you need to know this . . .
One drink means you can't consent is a lie. You can still drink and consent.
Let's debunk this myth with a surprising analogy: drinking and driving.
Hey, I'm Cody Harnish, the-go-to-military-defense attorney, and I'm going to debunk this myth in less than 90 seconds. Go.
In many areas of the law, including the military. There is a common misconception that any alcohol consumption automatically negates consent. So, let's clear this up . . . it doesn't.
Consider this: With a BAC of 0.07%, you are still legally allowed to drive your car. Let's apply this logic to consent. Just like one drink doesn't automatically make you unfit to drive, it also doesn't strip you of your ability to consent.
Consent requires the ability to make informed conscious decisions. The fact that it may have been a bad decision doesn't change the fact that it was still a decision, a chzoice.
In the military, it is crucial to understand this. The programs in place that are teaching you about alcohol and consent in the military are not teaching you the law; they're teaching you scare tactics because they think you're a baby who can't handle the truth.
Remember, informed consent is about decision-making capacity, not just the presence of alcohol. So now that you know a person can actually have a drink and still consent, let me know in the comments how many drinks you think it would take before they couldn't consent.
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