What I’ve read is that she doesn’t remember anything after being picked up in a car by 2 of her rapists (one of whom was good friends with her ex-boyfriend who had just a couple weeks earlier tweeted that he was going to destroy her) and the boyfriend of the girl who talked her into going to the party (the guy who videotaped her being raped and sodomized in the back seat of the car later that night).
I’m not an expert on such things since I’ve never been drunk, but can a person really get drunk within a minute’s time? I also don’t know how date-rape drugs work; would she experience sudden loss of consciousness like that?
>> would she experience sudden loss of consciousness like that?
No, not at all. Nothing like that. It makes a person complacent, not unconscious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flunitrazepam
I do not know much about date rape drug but my daughter is having a lot of dental work done and that is what they gave her to take an hour before her appointment. She is out of it within a few minutes. She has no memory of the appointment last week and today she was that way within a few minutes. By the time I got her to the office which is a little over 5 minutes away, I had to help her get out of the car and into the office. I had to laugh at her even though it wasn’t funny for her. So, yes, the drug does not take long to work.
Depends on the drug, how the individual reacts to the specific drug, and what else is in her system.
I have no memory of three days while on pain medication in the hospital. None. Yet, according to family, I was aware and speaking to them.
Having done my share of power drinking in college, I can testify "Yes" to that question. Particularly if the person is smaller, female, an inexperienced drinker, and drinking something harder than beer.
Excessive Beer (or / especially wine) drinking usually hits slower, and the consumer winds up with their head in a trashcan before any serious damage is done. I suppose that you could get alcohol poisoning from beer, but jeez, you'd need to work pretty hard at it.
Hard liquor is different. Having had enough "Never Again" moments myself (Southern Comfort....shudder) I could see where this girl could have gotten herself into trouble. Especially if there was no one there to look after her.
I've carted my share of girls back to their apartments and roommates ("aw jeez, wildbill, thanks for bringing her home...I think") who thought that they could (or should, or whatever) keep up with either myself or other guys at parties. Fortunate for all of them that I'm a decent fellow, unlike this crew.
Five shot’s worth of any hard liquor of choice, paired with not having eaten anything for a few hours before. It’s entirely possible.