Why can a person who voluntarily ingests an intoxicant not succeed with a defense of intoxication?

a. Why should a person who chooses to get drunk or stoned then be excused for actions committed in his or her altered state?
b. Why should anyone care if the person was intoxicated at the time of the crime?
c. Everyone is responsible for his or her actions regardless of the state of sobriety.
d. None of the above


a

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