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Man Claims Caffeine Made Him Kill

Posted by samzenpus on from the it-made-me-dew-it dept.

caffiend666 writes "'A Kentucky man accused of strangling his wife is poised to claim excessive caffeine from sodas, energy drinks and diet pills left him so mentally unstable he couldn't have knowingly killed his wife, his lawyer has notified a court.' 'Dr. Roland Griffiths, a professor of behavioral biology at Johns Hopkins University has noted in an unrelated study that there is a diagnosis for "caffeine intoxication," which includes nervousness, excitement, insomnia and possibly rambling speech.' Personally, I just blame 'dark roasts.'"

6 comments

  1. Why isn't this on Idle? by John+Hasler · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    n/t

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  2. Exactly Wrong? by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 1

    I thought people killed *because* they haven't yet had their first cup...

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  3. Mr. Coffee Nerves strikes again by Kargan · · Score: 1

    It seems in this modern age, we've forgotten about the evil villain Mr. Coffee Nerves!

    http://www.lileks.com/comics/coffnerv/coff1/index.html

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  4. Ridiculous by wiedzmin · · Score: 1

    Caffeine doesn't kill people, people kill people >:(

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  5. Not actually by sjames · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The ACTUAL defense is that he did not kill his wife and that it was a combination of sleep deprivation, intensive police interrogation and too much caffeine that lead him to falsely confess to the murder. The defense attorney claims that DNA evidence suggests that someone else did it. We shall see.

    That's a somewhat less extreme claim given that it wouldn't be the first time excessively hard ball interrogation has lead to a false confession even without the sleep deprivation and caffeine.

  6. Someone doesn't know much about coffee by kamiikoneko · · Score: 1

    >> Personally, I just blame 'dark roasts.' Dark roasts have less caffeine, generally speaking. Common misconception. If this quote is quoting the guy making the insanity plea, please just send him to jail now for not researching the words coming out of his mouth thanks bye.