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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you there. It should not be legal for anyone to get falling down drunk in a bar, and the bars that do it should be penalized. Alcohol is fine in moderation, but it's poisonous and overconsumption can cause death, among other things. Drunks have notorious poor impulse control, and they also rarely realize how drunk they are. Having provided insurance for some establishments that habitually overserve patrons, I can confirm that drunks do drive and they also do other things that place themselves and others in danger, like riding on top of elevators, get in fights and drop things on people, just to name a few of the claims I have been involved in.
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I get your point, I guess we are looking at this from different angles. I think the quote you reference by Benjamin Franklin applies here and I suppose you think otherwise. With designated drivers and such, not everyone who drinks too much should be subject to arrest. I especially do not like the idea that low paid servers should be responsible for determining how much liquor their patrons can hold, some people can handle much more than others.