Re: The Blameless Society

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From: ZsaZsa
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 20:41

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"John Smith" <fatjohnny72@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> AlexF@cc1.bhc5.org wrote in message ...

> >    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.

On the contrary, in Ontario people who serve booze, and those who sell it in
retail establishments , are required to deny service to people who are
obviously drunk.  The license holder of an establishment can lose his/her
liquor license for "permitting drunkeness", that is allowing drunks to
remain in said establishment.  This is as much to protect other patrons and
the public as the drunk.

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