sure we have a better word for euthanasia wilco48, but it's called state sanctioned murder by some.

However, throwing away your own humanity as a method of dealing with a drunk is not an option, its just another tragic extension of alcoholism's impact. Why applaud your acquaintence's solution? They were, presumeably, stone cold sober. Is encountering a drunk an excuse to abandon your own humanity? Why would you assume that behaving like vigilante is somehow acceptable in a rural environment?

That the alcoholic causes mayhem for himself and endangers those around him is a given. The world is littered with human tragedies as a result of its consequence.

I don't believe alcoholism can be put to use in any creative vein, creativity exists in individuals despite alcoholism.