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AmericanKamikaze t1_j52s8wp wrote

Reply to comment by Raevix in Woman sues concert venue after getting so drunk she blew up a home, caused $15M in damages by EyeWantItThatWay

Can a bartender defend by saying “I couldn’t not tell she was drunk.”?

IMHO INALProsecutors would first have to find the particular bartender that over served her and prove that he knew she was drunk and decided to overserve her anyway.

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Raevix t1_j52wr5k wrote

Nope. They can run the math of the sales and her blood alcohol during the crash and say she was definitely drunk when you sold to her and you should have known even if you didn't.

Yes, really

Edit: Yes a minimum wage employee at a grocery store is required to correctly determine if a customer is drunk based on a ten second interaction while selling one beer under penalty of jail time

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