A Drunkard:[1] By contrast, a person who causes damage while in a state of drunkenness is not granted any exemption. One who damages another while intoxicated is fully liable for his actions and must both make full restitution for the damage caused and engage in complete repentance. Intoxication does not
By contrast, a person who causes damage while in a state of drunkenness is not granted any exemption. One who damages another while intoxicated is fully liable for his actions and must both make full restitution for the damage caused and engage in complete repentance. Intoxication does not absolve a person of responsibility for his conduct, and he is judged as fully accountable for the harm he inflicts.
[1] Sefer Chassidim 692; Rashal in Yam Shel Shlomo Bava Kama 3:3; Chavos Yair 169; Kaf Hachaim 343:35; Piskeiy Teshuvos 343:14; Yabia Omer 3:27