Re: The Blameless Society

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From: Carter Lee
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 20:52

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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.

Amen!

Carter

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