What I find interesting is the law can say someone was too drunk to consent to sex, in other words they are not responsible for their decisions, but if that same person gets behind the wheel they are found to have willfully broken the law.

Two people are required for sex"

Some will say this isn't true

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The defense will try to claim consent while of course the family and the prosecution will emphasize that as Madison Brooks was well above the legal limit she could not legally consent to sex.

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The "legal limit" is for operating vehicles - not consenting to sexual activity. Louisiana law does not recognize a "legal limit" for consent, nor does it hold that any consumption of alcohol prevents consent. It's a "knew or should have known" statute.

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Sadly this is probably the case. Any time it's rape it's ”immediately believe the woman" and "the guy is instantly at fault" instead of waiting for the facts to come out at trial.

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Except in this situation she’s dead and can’t testify for herself. We’re left with the video evidence confirming to a large extent what her blood alcohol level indicated-the fact she was too impaired to consent.

Her assailants can plead whatever defense their counsel deems suitable.

I doubt too drunk to consent to their own intentional actions will work. Actions they claimed to have asked permission indicating they knew what they wanted to do, what they did, and an apparent understanding that they needed permission.

They also knew she was too impaired to walk much less do anything more complicated including telling them where she lived.

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What I find interesting is the law can say someone was too drunk to consent to sex, in other words they are not responsible for their decisions, but if that same person gets behind the wheel they are found to have willfully broken the law.

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Because you can be preyed upon while having sex, particularly if you're drunk beyond the ability to make reasonable decisions, or remember what occurred.

I wonder if perhaps a better response than the escort one might have been to counsel your son to not "engage" with women he doesn't know well or have a relationship with. Treat her with kindness and respect, don't drink beyond your limits. I would think this would keep most allegations of date rape at bay. One night drunken hookups with strangers is like playing Russian Roulette