Re: The Blameless Society

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From: Reason
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2001 01:06

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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!

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