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Article #38491Re: The Blameless Society
From: Gerry Carter
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 04:45
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 04:45
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"David Nicholson" <davidnicholson@sympatico_remove_.ca> wrote in message news:UxCr6.443873$JT5.13250093@news20.bellglobal.com... > 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 > I fail to see how the size of one's wallet is a qualification for blame. Let's take another example. I'll ignore guns, because that is another thorny issue fraught with emotion. I sell Joe a knife. Joe stabs you. I made big bucks off that knife. Should I be held culpable in the stabbing? The bottom line is that an individual has to take responsibility for their own actions.
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