| NeuroticTrip |
| (PrefrontalCortex) |
| 02/05/07 12:36 AM |
Re: Adam Burch Act Introduced to Punish Drug Dealers in Oregon
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Koala Koolio said:
Shall we lock up every bartender who serves a drink to someone who gets a DUI? Maybe give em the chair if the driver runs over a kid?
Actually... This is already the case. You can be prosecuted, as a bartender, if you serve someone excessive alcohol and they receive are involved in an accident after the fact. It's just hard to prove. (I.e. the cops call and say such and such got in an accident... who served him? Assuming there's more than one bartender, everyone says it was Mr. Nobody.)
If you're a server/bartender and done the ABC liquor class you'll know what I'm talking about.
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Koala Koolio said:
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that.
Anyone who watches a stumbling-ass drunk person climb behind the wheel and does nothing is a shame to society. But is punishment the solution? Is it not ridiculous that such a small sliver of concern for one's fellow humans can't be developed without threatening to take away personal freedoms?
Uhh... Do you GO to bars much, or know anyone that does? I never realized how rampant drunk driving is until I started going to clubs more often. It seems like *everyone* drives drunk.