Toxicology reports have come back and Ratliff was drunk

[WV Cowboy]

Originally Posted by The Quest for Six

Toxicology reports have come back and Ratliff was found to be twice(.16) the legal limt(.08) when he ran into an 18 wheeler....42 days after team mate was killed by another team mate driving drunk clearly shows Ratliff just doesn't get it and should be released after June 1st...

He may have had every intention of not drinking that much, or calling someone if he did drink too much.

But once some people start drinking, they DO NOT make intelligent decisions.

Which could mean eventually drinking too much, or deciding to go ahead and drive home after drinking too much.

They think, "I'm fine, it won't happen to me, I'm going straight home."

I'm sure he "gets it" when he is sober, but some, not all I guess, some do not make intelligent decisions after drinking.

[StylisticS]

Originally Posted by mldardy

When it comes to drunk driving you, I and the next person better care.

Could not have said it any better.

[Little Jr]

.16 for a blood test is high. They have to get a warrant to even do it. Usually takes a couple of hrs. So he had 2 hrs to sober up and it was still a .16.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by CyberB0b

There is no way to estimate his tolerance, but BAC account for that. I actually think I estimated on the low side, because I didn't account for his substantial muscle mass. He probably had to consume more than what I estimated to get that type of BAC, especially since a blood test was administered after some delay.

No way to know how rapidly one person's liver detoxifies a substance. The tolerance of alcohol cannot be determined by outward appearances. Muscle mass has no relevance. Glomerular filtration rate is not that different in a 120 lb woman and a 300 lb man either.

[AbeBeta]

Originally Posted by Little Jr

.16 for a blood test is high. They have to get a warrant to even do it. Usually takes a couple of hrs. So he had 2 hrs to sober up and it was still a .16.

BAC rises for sometime as after you stop drinking.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by Little Jr

.16 for a blood test is high. They have to get a warrant to even do it. Usually takes a couple of hrs. So he had 2 hrs to sober up and it was still a .16.

And his BA could have gone up in that time as well an down. Gastric emptying and retention can be highly variable even for the same person over time.

[burmafrd]

any way you look at it he was really drunk. totally pissed.

Says nothing good about him at all

[Beast_from_East]

Originally Posted by Little Jr

.16 for a blood test is high. They have to get a warrant to even do it. Usually takes a couple of hrs. So he had 2 hrs to sober up and it was still a .16.

The dude was flat out wasted with that BAL.


He is dam lucky that he didnt injure himself or somebody else driving that impaired.

[BoysFan4ever]

Great. Another drunk Cowboy getting arrested.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by Beast_from_East

The dude was flat out wasted with that BAL.


He is dam lucky that he didnt injure himself or somebody else driving that impaired.

And it might have been 0.07 at the scene and rose to that level in the interim.

All we know is at the time his blood was drawn he was intoxicated. He should have called a cab, drank less or stayed home.

[WV Cowboy]

Originally Posted by jobberone

He should have called a cab, drank less or stayed home.

All good choices.

[CyberB0b]

Originally Posted by jobberone

And it might have been 0.07 at the scene and rose to that level in the interim.

All we know is at the time his blood was drawn he was intoxicated. He should have called a cab, drank less or stayed home.

Apparently the NFLPA card has the phone number to a free driving service set up for this situation. Too bad more players don't use it. This should never happen.

[jazzcat22]

Originally Posted by speedkilz88

That much at a bowling alley? How does someone drink that much at a bowling alley?

It has a full bar and night club in there.

[ninja]

Bowling Alley? Is that where he was? I thought he said he was chilling with his "homegirl" to the cops.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by CyberB0b

Apparently the NFLPA card has the phone number to a free driving service set up for this situation. Too bad more players don't use it. This should never happen.

There isn't an excuse for driving intoxicated. But it's not hard to get to 0.08.