🚀 go-pugleaf

AlexF@cc1.bhc5.org wrote in message ...
>>Let's see if I understand the state of personal responsibility
>>in society in the last 20 years.
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>     The problem with the example that follow is that
>you were only exposed to a one sided version of the
>facts.   You should always keep in mind that what
>you see in the media reports is not the whole truth.
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>>If you suck three packs of cigarette smoke into your lungs
>>each day for 40 years and die of lung cancer, the tobacco
>>company is to blame.
>
>    A smoker who starts smoking today is responsible
>for his own actions,  But one who started smoking
>40 years ago, when only the tobacco companies knew
>their products were toxic **and lied about it to everyone**
>and knew their products were addictive **and lied about
>it to everyone**  deserves some compensation.
>
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>>If your neighbor crashes into a tree while driving home
>>drunk, the bartender is to blame.
>
>    If the customer had one too many, no.  But if the
>bartender saw that the customer was clearly drunk out
>of his mind, and yet served him another drink anyway,
>just because he wanted to make an extra buck, then
>yes, if I get hit by that drunk driver you can bet
>I'm suing both the drunk and the bar.

How absurd.  Bartenders shouldn't be under any obligation to define and
enforce consumption limits on their customers.  They sell a fully legal
product to people who request it and can stop requesting it at any time.
The consequences of this exchange rest with the buyer.  End of story.