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"We’ve long known there’s a link between alcohol and violence, but when it
comes to homicide the stories behind the statistics are harder to grasp.
Our study sheds rare light on what actually happens when drinking precedes
killing, because it draws not just on police or court records but on the
first-hand accounts of convicted offenders.
We interviewed 205 Australian men and women across Australia aged between 15
and 65 at the time of homicide and 20 to 71 when interviewed.
Nearly half (43%) said they’d been drinking immediately before committing the
act. While levels of intoxication varied, many described being heavily under
the influence at the time.
One man, when asked about his alcohol consumption, stated he had drunk
“shitloads” before the incident occurred, adding he intended to “write
(himself) off” that night.
The study offers a disturbing but important window into the realities of
alcohol-involved homicide."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
