Re: The Blameless Society

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From: ZsaZsa
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 06:32

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"Reason" <gregory@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Carter Lee wrote in message <3AAFDA11.6BDBDFBA@ns.sympatico.ca>...
> >Gerry Carter wrote:
> >
> >> The implication is this:
> >>
> >> If I start drinking at home and drive to the bar, there is not much
> question
> >> that if I have an accident on the way it is my fault.
> >>
> >> If I get to the bar and the bartender refuses to serve me, I leave, and
> have
> >> an accident on the way home, it is still my fault.
> >>
> >> If, however, he serves me one drink, in the eyes of the law it becomes
> his
> >> fault because I was obviously drunk.
> >>
> >> So my question is, how does a bartender serving me one more drink wind
up
> >> having my responsibility transferred to him?  It is a ludicrous
situation
> >> brought about by political correctness run amok and is symptomatic of a
> >> victim mentality.
> >
> Because...
>
> In the minds of some people, you can solve every problem by making someone
> else responsible. Heaven forbid you should accept any responsibility
> yourself!

Geez, it's not the drunk driver blaming the bartender, it is the innocent
person who was hit.

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