# Is eight hours too long to go without being offered a drink of water?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 14, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eight-hours-too-long-to-go-without-being-offered-a-drink-of-water/826130 "2018-12-14T17:51:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-eight-hours-too-long-to-go-without-being-offered-a-drink-of-water/826130/113 "2018-12-17T03:35:33Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> You really are a callous repugnant douchebag totally lacking in empathy. It sickens me that people like you exist. I have to keep reminding myself that this is not what America is, or has ever been, except for a small depraved minority of which you’re a prime exemplar.

I have plenty of empathy when it is needed. Someone who purposely endangers their child’s life through criminal actions does not deserve empathy.

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