for any officers out there. isn't there a way we can limit a drinkers ability to get drunk or hold a bar respo

Question

after losing yet another friend to a drunk driver and the four year old with her ,there has to be a way., the makers and taxes that are made just doesn't seem to justify all the deaths that are happening to good people

Answer 1

Let's not confuse the drinkers with the drunk-drivers.

Answer 2

well its sad to lose a friend that way and Im sorry for it. But as a bartender, I think its so stupid to think the bar or the bartender is responsible for the actions of other people (strangers, that are without a doubt old enough to make their own decisions) Bartenders are there to make and serve drinks, not to babysit. Dont get me wrong, if I see a person that doesnt need to have another drink, I will cut them off. But then again, you cant always tell with everyone if they are drunk or not. Some people walk in having already been drinking elsewhere and then just sit at the bar acting normal or subdued at least (not acting or showing that they are drunk) and order a few drinks maybe a shot or whatever and then you see them get up and watch them walk tripping on themselves becuase they are so drunk only it wasnt noticable when they first walked in. I am totally against holding the bar or bartender responsible. People got their own brains to use, and with a full bar to take care of, they dont pay me enough to be watching every single person that orders a drink from me

Answer 3

Sorry but nobody can make someone not get drunk unless the drinker is with someone that is strong willed enough to take a drink out of the drinkers hand and physically stop him from drinking.The law does say that if someone comes into a drinking establishment drunk and the bartender gives him more to drink and the drinker leaves that place and gets into a drunk driving accident that last bartender can be held responsible. My friends and I take turns being the designated driver and that person does not drink at all making sure that anybody else that is drinking does not end up behind the wheel of a car.

Answer 4

Already being done in many jurisdictions. Habitual drunks have to pass an in-car breathalizer to start their cars, and bar-keeps are held liable (criminal negligence) when it can be proven. Both are nice ideas, but don't always work.

What works is to put habitual drunks in the slammer, keep them there until they dry out, and then put them back in if they break parole by getting drunk again. Not so hard to figure out.

Answer 5

Here in Canada there are responsibilities for bar tenders, party throwers, etc.

I even had a bar tender tell me once that his managements policy was to pay for drunks cab fares home, (as he paid for my cab fare home...hehe, he didn't know I was gonna take the bus!)

It is a requisite that all servers and bartenders in our province take a course with respect to how to spot a drunk, how to cut them off, how to get their keys, etc, The only thing that pisses me off is a server can say you've had too much, but they have no right to refuse a pregnant woman a drink unless she is drunk.

Answer 6

Where I live bars are responsible if they "over serve" and an accident results.