These are good points, although I'm not sure that pedestrians get blamed the same way cyclist do (and OMG the victim blaming directed at cyclists); then again, this may be regionally variable.
I don't think I've heard a lot of narratives where the alcohol gets blamed. Maybe that's more prevalent in drier communities? What I've heard is more along the lines of that the person who was drinking get blamed for the personality defect of drinking the alcohol (or more commonly drinking it and then driving). With drinking and shooting, my perception is that blame is cast toward the alcohol decision as long as the people in question are just being reckless, but that if someone intentionally shoots another person in a drunken rage, the blamed shifts more toward the choice to own and use a gun.
I guess an important distinction is intentional versus accidental. The blame seems more likely to fall on the drinking decision in cases of accidents.
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I don't think I've heard a lot of narratives where the alcohol gets blamed. Maybe that's more prevalent in drier communities? What I've heard is more along the lines of that the person who was drinking get blamed for the personality defect of drinking the alcohol (or more commonly drinking it and then driving). With drinking and shooting, my perception is that blame is cast toward the alcohol decision as long as the people in question are just being reckless, but that if someone intentionally shoots another person in a drunken rage, the blamed shifts more toward the choice to own and use a gun.
I guess an important distinction is intentional versus accidental. The blame seems more likely to fall on the drinking decision in cases of accidents.