This 19 year old knew what he was doing, did it and now has to live the admittedly horrible consequences. To blame the tavern is a decision that only makes sense to a lawyer looking for a buck or a judge who won\’t place responsibility for an individuals actions on the individual.
I think Ford should be named in the suit because they built a car that clearly was not equiped to handle a drunk driver, in fact they are responsible for the accident and injuries because the car should have a fail safe built in that can determine if the driver is drunk.
Then there is Exxon that provided the gas for the car that ultimetly resulted in his injuries, had it not been for the gas the car would not have been able to move.
Firestone is culpable as well because they provided the tires to Ford and they should have know that Ford was providing an unsafe and illequiped vehicle, (can you say Ford Explorer).
And what about Johnson controls, Motorcraft and the other vendors that provided parts for this car, they knowingly supplied a manufacturer with parts for a car that would lead to a severe injury and they did this for the sole purpose of profit. What about the distributor that sold and delivered the beer to the bar, they should have know that this could happen and should have required the bar to do more. It really seems to me that the only one that is innocent is the 19 y/o KID (since he clearly is not an adult)they only thing he did was drink a beverage, and he probably had no idea that this would impair his ability to drive and cause life altering injuries, I mean he probably had never drank beer before at his age, and had no idea what it would do to him. For those not used to such a post it is what we call sarcasm and in no reflects the opinions of your host or its sponsors or assigns.
So he gets himself served alcohol, probably using fake ID, gets drunk, is in an accident and it is the tavern\’s fault? Gimme a break! Massachusetts bench must be populated with knuckleheads to rule in his favor. I used to work in a bar and can tell you that every kid that I refused service because I thought he was underage got indignant and often would require physical removal; taverns are in a catch-22; talk about vicarious liability…..
As a society, we told this 19 year old that he was not responsible enought to decide whether to drink. The law requiring him to be 21 says that he is not a responsible adult. Is it any wonder that an individual, an attorney and a judge use that contradiction as an avenue to avoid blame?
So you are saying if there was no law, then there would not have been a basis for the lawsuit? YOu sound like an attorney! Good grief, we cannot have a law for everything.
It is a law and for good reason which this person demonstrated! He broke the law, period. No way around that, and he needs to take full responsibility for that. No one forced him to drink, to drink too much, or to drive after he drove. He did that all by himself.
My sister was killed in \’95 by a drunk driver. He came to Michigan from out east somewhere and it was his third drunk driving offense injuring someone. People wanted to blame every one else (the bar included) but the person it belonged to and that was the guy behind the wheel. When my son broke his neck in a diving accident at a picnic, we were very determined that the responsibility fell on the right person…my 14 yr old son. He alone was the one who rushed to dive into an unknown body of water and in turn hurt himself. (Today he is fully healed.) Regardless the age, we parents need to teach our children that they alone are responsible for the outcome of their actions, whether positive or negative. This might seem harsh to those of you who want to blame the other guy, but he learned a very valuable lesson…unlike the guy who killed my sister. His insurance paid for it and he served a very little bit of time. No doubt he will probably be behind the wheel again sometime. I pray that he doesn\’t rob anyone else of a loved one.
Bless your heart, you have my sympathy for the tragic loss of your sister. However, I also commend you for seeing things in the right perspective and even more so for acting on them in the same way. We need more people like you in this world.
Unfortunately, you are probably right about the drunk driver.
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This 19 year old knew what he was doing, did it and now has to live the admittedly horrible consequences. To blame the tavern is a decision that only makes sense to a lawyer looking for a buck or a judge who won\’t place responsibility for an individuals actions on the individual.
I think Ford should be named in the suit because they built a car that clearly was not equiped to handle a drunk driver, in fact they are responsible for the accident and injuries because the car should have a fail safe built in that can determine if the driver is drunk.
Then there is Exxon that provided the gas for the car that ultimetly resulted in his injuries, had it not been for the gas the car would not have been able to move.
Firestone is culpable as well because they provided the tires to Ford and they should have know that Ford was providing an unsafe and illequiped vehicle, (can you say Ford Explorer).
And what about Johnson controls, Motorcraft and the other vendors that provided parts for this car, they knowingly supplied a manufacturer with parts for a car that would lead to a severe injury and they did this for the sole purpose of profit. What about the distributor that sold and delivered the beer to the bar, they should have know that this could happen and should have required the bar to do more. It really seems to me that the only one that is innocent is the 19 y/o KID (since he clearly is not an adult)they only thing he did was drink a beverage, and he probably had no idea that this would impair his ability to drive and cause life altering injuries, I mean he probably had never drank beer before at his age, and had no idea what it would do to him. For those not used to such a post it is what we call sarcasm and in no reflects the opinions of your host or its sponsors or assigns.
So he gets himself served alcohol, probably using fake ID, gets drunk, is in an accident and it is the tavern\’s fault? Gimme a break! Massachusetts bench must be populated with knuckleheads to rule in his favor. I used to work in a bar and can tell you that every kid that I refused service because I thought he was underage got indignant and often would require physical removal; taverns are in a catch-22; talk about vicarious liability…..
I couldn\’t have said it better…whatever happened to growing up and taking your medicine?
I have read all the comments and was pleased to see we have more and more people who are wanting people to take responsibility for their own actions.
The only problem is, some of you may have given the slime buckets that refer to themselves as attorneys ideas of what to pursue next!!!
As a society, we told this 19 year old that he was not responsible enought to decide whether to drink. The law requiring him to be 21 says that he is not a responsible adult. Is it any wonder that an individual, an attorney and a judge use that contradiction as an avenue to avoid blame?
So you are saying if there was no law, then there would not have been a basis for the lawsuit? YOu sound like an attorney! Good grief, we cannot have a law for everything.
It is a law and for good reason which this person demonstrated! He broke the law, period. No way around that, and he needs to take full responsibility for that. No one forced him to drink, to drink too much, or to drive after he drove. He did that all by himself.
My sister was killed in \’95 by a drunk driver. He came to Michigan from out east somewhere and it was his third drunk driving offense injuring someone. People wanted to blame every one else (the bar included) but the person it belonged to and that was the guy behind the wheel. When my son broke his neck in a diving accident at a picnic, we were very determined that the responsibility fell on the right person…my 14 yr old son. He alone was the one who rushed to dive into an unknown body of water and in turn hurt himself. (Today he is fully healed.) Regardless the age, we parents need to teach our children that they alone are responsible for the outcome of their actions, whether positive or negative. This might seem harsh to those of you who want to blame the other guy, but he learned a very valuable lesson…unlike the guy who killed my sister. His insurance paid for it and he served a very little bit of time. No doubt he will probably be behind the wheel again sometime. I pray that he doesn\’t rob anyone else of a loved one.
Bless your heart, you have my sympathy for the tragic loss of your sister. However, I also commend you for seeing things in the right perspective and even more so for acting on them in the same way. We need more people like you in this world.
Unfortunately, you are probably right about the drunk driver.