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Old 2005-03-06, 11:44 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by RawAlex
Jim, the sad part is there was no reason for the bar to go out of business - they didn't put him on the bike, and they didn't drive him into the phone pole. I am sorry when anyone gets hurt, but dammit, we have to be responsible for our own actions. The desire to always find someone to blame has always really bothered me.
We can all understand the importance of people being personally responsible, but those who are intoxicated no longer have proper judgement, that's why the fault inevitably falls on those who gained from the person becoming drunk. It's all about foreseeability. If they couldn't have foreseen the outcome, the wouldn't have been liable.
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