Australia Blog: Where does it end?

July 30, 2003

Where does it end?

At what point do you have to step up and take resposibility for your own actions? This story in the paper today makes wonder what goes through these people's minds:

Drink-driver sues the hotel

This woman goes to the pub for a few drinks before going to pick up her kids from school. Then goes back to the pub for more drinks afterwards.

If this sort of case gets decided in her favour, it opens a real can of worms. Pub owners will be hounded and no doubt their insurance will go up, costing the average punter more for his/her beer.

Posted by Chris on July 30, 2003 12:40 PM Brisbane Time
Category: Oz in the News

Comments

Ok, granted I only read the first para of the article, but my gut reaction says, 'she's lucky to be alive, not to have harmed/killed someone else'! Methinks she's askin' a bit much! The onus might be on the barperson for serving 'intoxicated' persons [and even then, it's not always easy to tell how 'pissed' and much of a 'danger to society/themselves' they may be?], but um, who got in the freakin' car and drove?!

Should I have read on? I don't know, but being responsible for one's actions seems to ring true here...

What about victims and victims' families of DDs?!

Okay, off the soapbox... grrr...

Posted by: Ging on July 31, 2003 10:15 AM

Well, the one thing in her favour is that she claims the bartender loaned her $50, according to her so she could continue drinking.

Even so, she should not even been thinking of driving home after having a few. If she can't afford the drinks she's buying, she'll not be able to afford the fine for getting caught DD.

I think it's a bloody joke.

Posted by: Chris on July 31, 2003 12:32 PM

'According to her', yes, let's try proving that, shall we!

And, if a 'drunk' really wants another drink, he/she'll get one! Anyone could've lent her the dosh/bought her drinks/whatever to keep drinking - she would've got it somehow... the fact that it was the barman is a pretty 'lame alibi'/dispersion of blame...

Still doesn't alter the fact that she got in the car and drove... no one else did that!

Agreed, this stuff really shits me too.

Posted by: Ging on July 31, 2003 03:48 PM