From my own annecdotal college and 20-something experience, plenty of girls unintentionally drink themselves stupid with no additional help. Especially if they aren’t big drinkers in the first place. There has been many a time I’ve been with a girl thinking I was going to get some only to have those 5 shots she did awhile ago suddenly kick in and end up having to take care of her or at least tuck her in and call it a night (since I’m not a complete scumbag). I’m a 195 lb man and I’ve occassionally had those nights of irrational exuberance so imagine how frequent it could happen to a 115 lb sorority girl.
Plus it’s pretty freakin ballsy to roofie someone’s drink in a crowded bar or party.
It seems like a lot, but none of them have reason to lie as they didn’t make fools of themselves or need some sort of cover story. As I mentioned, three were bartenders (two female, one male) who have worked at both bars and huge clubs in a college town. At least one has witnessed a guy drugging a drink that wasn’t his (she had him kicked out, but his dozen or so buddies remained). The thing is, it belonged to a girl he hadn’t even been talking to. Unless he was planning on chatting her up immediately after and convincing her to go to the bathroom or outside, he was basically wasting GHB, which makes me think he either had a bunch (though it doesn’t take much) or it was some sort of game.
I don’t get it. I am always confused by irrational behaviour, and this is irrational behaviour. Why would you commit a highly illegal act for no gain? Or is the simple gain of seeing the lady behome incoherent enough?
Why would you drug a bartender, again what would you have to gain? This is not to say it didn’t happen, just that it confuses the hell out of me.
And also, please remember that the idea “they had nothing to cover up” doesn’t mean they aren’t wrong (wow, too many negatives there?). They can be genuinely mistaken. Sure they are experienced drinkers, but even experienced drinkers can be hit unexpectedly hard.
I met a lady who managed a DUI and was tested at .34.
She was still alive 2 years later.
“I started drinking, 'cuz my husband told me I wasn’t allowed to drink that night…”
My own opinion is that I would be very surprised if it didn’t happen. Even if it started as an urban legend, potential would-be rapists would be just as convinced of its reality as those fearing to be victims, and presumably some at least would try to imitate the legend as a good ‘method’.
There’s a thread about this going on at Jezebel and of course every other comment seems to be that denying that date rape drugs are common is misogyny and stuff like, “I know I was drugged because I just do even though I wasn’t tested.”
But yeah, wanna be rapists will be drawn in by the hype as much as everyone else - though as others have said, I’ll be willing to bet that the vast majority are simply drinking a lot.