This is a loophole that must be closed. As NYSUT President Melinda Person points out: "Under New York law, if you become intoxicated voluntarily, the law may not recognize you as 'mentally incapacitated' in the same way it would if someone drugged you without your consent."
To help fix this injustice, this year’s NYSUT RA officially passed a resolution submitted by the UFT and co-sponsored by HWFA and the Albany Public Schools Teachers Association:
“RESOLVED that NYSUT support legislation such as New York State Senate Bill S.54-A to close the ‘voluntary intoxication loophole,’ protect victims, and uphold justice.”
Assembly up next.
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