Drunken friend

[imthaifool]

Last night was my first experience with all of this. The night started out all good with a bunch of friends having drinks and generally just a fun night out on the town. Then on the way home one of my friends was really drunk and threw up like three times. At the end of the night he had his car too and wanted to drive home. I didn't let him because obv he was intoxicated. He wouldn't give me the keys so I took them away from him and put them in my pocket. I was resolved to not let him drive tonight no matter what the case was. After talking for a bit he just blew up and went wild. He was yelling and acting a fool. Then things took a turn for the worse. He started getting very violent and was punching me and pushing me and grabbing at me to get his keys. Like I said I was resolved not to let him drive so I didn't give him the keys. After about 30 minutes, with the help of some other friends, we got him to sleep over at a friends house and promised us that he would drive home in the morning. We all left to our respective houses and the next day found out that he didn't sleep over but drove home a few minutes later after we had all left. He made it home safely. My question is how would you rate the way I handled the situation? What would you have done? Would you have done anything differently? If you have had similar experiences please do share.

Cliff notes: friend got really drunk. I took car keys away from him so he couldn't drive home. He blew up and yelled and beat me up. I did not fight back. I stood there all the while calmly trying to talk to him while he yelled and wailed on me. I would never hit a friend. I didn't give car keys back. The night ended with him making a promise that he would sleep over a friends house and drive home in the morning. After we all left he didn't keep his promise and drove home. He made it home safely.

Rate how I handled the situation. What would you have done? Please share if you've been in this type of situation before.

[Brainwalter]

why'd you give him back his keys? You were good til then.

[Wilco666]

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why'd you give him back his keys? You were good til then.

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[heater]

Hide the keys, tell him to call you in the morning to find out where they are and go home. Either that or choke him out and hide the keys and leave a note.

People who can't handle their booze suck. Find a new drinking buddy.

[QuadLaser]

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Either that or choke him out and hide the keys and leave a note.


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Have you done this successfully?

[imthaifool]

I left a out a few details because of how long the post and the "cliff notes" already were, but thanks for all yall input. It makes me feel a lot better knowing that I did the right thing. I was rational the whole time and wasn't going to hit a friend. Even in a situation like that. If I lost it of course all bets would be off, but I stayed calm and reasonable the whole time. Since I know y'all want to know the details, I ended up with a broken nose, busted eye and lip and blood everywhere. The thought did go through my mind of fighting him back but it wasn't worth it. He was so drunk if I just pushed him a little he would've fell over. As for the keys and giving them back we made a promise that he would sleep over a friend's house and drive back in the morning. So we left the keys with the friend whose house he was sleeping in. Obv he must've got them some how. He hasn't said sorry to me yet. We haven't spoken since the incident a week ago.

[catalyst]

your friend sounds like he is a douchebag when he is drunk - i have a few friends who are the same. I would think giving the keys to your friend who's house he was sleeping over would have been the logical move, since I wouldn't have trusted him. How old is he?

[gamblore99]

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would think giving the keys to your friend who's house he was sleeping over would have been the logical move

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If my friend starts getting really violent and is actually hurting me, I think I would knock his drunk ass out. Being drunk doesn't give him the right to hit you, and seeing how he is drunk he won't feel that much pain.

I have a few friends who are bad drunks, but none are nearly as bad as this guy sounds.

[eviljeff]

let him drive but then follow him and run him off the road

[WhoIam]

Next time fight back. I wouldn't hold it against a friend if he kicked my ass while I was being a huge tool and trying to attack him.