It's a question of morals
It is really hard to put this question in to words. I don't want to end up sounding like a uninformed asshole.
Should you be held legally responsible for lack of morals?
This is my personal example that I use in my classes all the time. Think what you will...I was a server. I performed a service. I am a middle man so to speak, carrying drink from point a (bar)to point b(patron). If the patron requests another after another after another, than o.k. I'll give it to them. He leaves, of his own free will. He gets in an accident. I am responsible. Legally. Because I should have determined when too much was too much, and stopped being the middle man. Why, because I don't know this person from adam? Why should I care? Really, why should the law punish me for not, and force me to...give a fuck?
Should you be held legally responsible for lack of morals?
This is my personal example that I use in my classes all the time. Think what you will...I was a server. I performed a service. I am a middle man so to speak, carrying drink from point a (bar)to point b(patron). If the patron requests another after another after another, than o.k. I'll give it to them. He leaves, of his own free will. He gets in an accident. I am responsible. Legally. Because I should have determined when too much was too much, and stopped being the middle man. Why, because I don't know this person from adam? Why should I care? Really, why should the law punish me for not, and force me to...give a fuck?
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TheJoeD on
I have always thought this was a stupid law. Let's say the same man goes to the liquor store and buys a 12 pack and drinks the whole thing and goes out and gets into an accident. The liquor store cashier isn't held responsible, because there's an assumption that the man will pace himself.
In your defense as a server you could say "he kept a little Chihuaha with him, so I assumed that he was giving most of the alcohol to the dog." It sounds crazy, but you could say "well, bartenders aren't authorized to search patrons...it's illegal, and immoral." I can see that shit going all the way to the Supreme court.
javaluvsme on
You are so right. You have no idea how many people want to make you legally responsible for the well being of strangers. I say, if they are legal age to drink than they are legal responsible for their own decisions. What a cop-out to arrest someone else for not "babysitting". This is a good one too, so if a person has a roommate, or even a party, and decides to leave, will they all be prosecuted as well for just not cutting that person off and letting him leave the house? I have used the liquor store example as well.
