Why do bars cut people off after awhile? Are they afraid I'll drink them out of business or hog all the booze?
I don't see what the problem is. If someone is willing to keep buying drinks why cut them off? Don't they want the extra money?
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ImpeccablyImperfect · 51-55, F
A little story:
Person decides to go to a bar. Let's call this person Pat (a non-gender specific name)
Pat drinks until Pat can no longer walk straight.
Pat decides to get behind the wheel and drive home.
Pat has a accident and dies in the wreckage. (This time, luckily, Pat didn't kill any 'innocent' people along with Pat's own self)
Pat's family are devastated over their loss. Understandably.
But some time after the funeral, Pat's family decides it's 'unfair' that they were made to suffer with this horrible pain of Pat's death, and they decide that someone ought to be held accountable for Pat's poor decision making skills.
So Pat's family does some digging, and discover that Pat spent the whole night drinking at O'Sullivan's Bar on the night of the accident.
They figure that the bar ought to be held responsible for the inebriated state Pat was in when Pat left their establishment.
So they fight and rally, and they succeed in suing the establishment for 'allowing' Pat to become so drunk.
Now, bars are actually held liable for the safety of their patrons UNTIL THEY ARE SOBER again.
That is why bars cut people off.
They do not wish to be held liable for some peoples' idiotic choices and irresponsible behaviours.
And they (understandably) wish to keep their profits IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS instead of paying for lawsuits against stupid people who insist on driving drunk.
*whew*
*climbs down off my soapbox*
I'm just sayin'
😉
Person decides to go to a bar. Let's call this person Pat (a non-gender specific name)
Pat drinks until Pat can no longer walk straight.
Pat decides to get behind the wheel and drive home.
Pat has a accident and dies in the wreckage. (This time, luckily, Pat didn't kill any 'innocent' people along with Pat's own self)
Pat's family are devastated over their loss. Understandably.
But some time after the funeral, Pat's family decides it's 'unfair' that they were made to suffer with this horrible pain of Pat's death, and they decide that someone ought to be held accountable for Pat's poor decision making skills.
So Pat's family does some digging, and discover that Pat spent the whole night drinking at O'Sullivan's Bar on the night of the accident.
They figure that the bar ought to be held responsible for the inebriated state Pat was in when Pat left their establishment.
So they fight and rally, and they succeed in suing the establishment for 'allowing' Pat to become so drunk.
Now, bars are actually held liable for the safety of their patrons UNTIL THEY ARE SOBER again.
That is why bars cut people off.
They do not wish to be held liable for some peoples' idiotic choices and irresponsible behaviours.
And they (understandably) wish to keep their profits IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS instead of paying for lawsuits against stupid people who insist on driving drunk.
*whew*
*climbs down off my soapbox*
I'm just sayin'
😉