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Beware the Sand Striker

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Can You Consent While Blacked Out but Awake?

After reading Miller's impact statement, I Googled can you consent while blacked out but awake? Everything seemed to say no. So I rephrased my queries until they morphed from search terms to incoherent personal questions. What if you say yes when drunk but cannot remember? Said yes but don't remember, is it sexual assault? How do you know what you wanted while blacking out? Why do I black out so often?I wasn't even hoping for a particular answer. I simply wanted someone to plot my experience on a grid to tell me if it was valid to feel this way or if I just needed to get over it.

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