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Bill Murray's wife "has accused her husband of being repeatedly unfaithful, physically abusive and addicted to drugs and sex, according to the court papers filed in South Carolina."
It's that last one that gets me--addicted to sex. Who knows how fair her accusations are, but couldn't most wives throw that count in?
posted by LAGuy @ 1:12 AM
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Has their ever been a court which accepted such an addiction. I know when Wade Boggs brought it up with Barbara Walters (boy, she understood)in a 1988/89 interview, the concept was laughed at in the innocent pre-Dr Phil years. Or basically are they just trying come up with a scientific -sounding word for "strong inclination."
One more thought, having read excerpts of Justices Scalia's new book on legal argument, I would encourage Mrs. Murray's attorney to state the matter clearly with resort to legalistic obfuscation and opt for the plain language phrase, "really really horny"
How about repeatedly doing self-destructive things in pursuit of the next fix? If you can be addicted to gambling, you can be addicted to sex. It's different from just liking it a lot.
(I'm guessing you'll be skeptical of there being an addiction to gambling -- but it seems obvious to me -- people can get addicted to substances that are either external (drugs) or internal (adrenaline, etc.).)
Lack of personal responsibility is simply a character defect and doesn't need to be dressed up as a condition
How about if, instead of "dressing it up" as a condition, you could "treat" it as a condition, with medication that was proven clinically effective? Would you choose to continue to consider it a character flaw and refuse treatment, or actually help people? Just curious.
There's a whole bunch of wives out there who would think that particular addiction is a plus.
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