Re: The Blameless Society

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From: David Nicholson
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 04:35

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I wrote:
> > I believe it is usually the injured victim who sues, the drunk driver
who
> > is mostly responsible to the victim and the bartender/bar who collected
> > money for enabling the driver to become drunk who is responsible to
> > a lesser degree.  Sounds right to me.

Gerry Carter replied succinctly:
> Doesn't to me.

So the injured victim should be left COMPLETELY out of luck if
the drunk driver has no money?  The bar which makes big bucks
serving drunks (and breaking laws in most jurisdictions) doesn't
have to pay her ANYTHING?  Doesn't sound like a system which
promotes responsibility to me.

David Nicholson

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