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Originally Posted by Hydrae
Just curious, a bartender can cut off someone who is obviously drunk. They don't have to be causing an issue for this to occur. How does this compare to our discussion of smokers? I know the bartender can be held liable for a drunk person actions after leaving the bar (another bunch of nonsense, IMO) but I don't know that there is a law specifically allowing them to stop serving someone.  |
I suspect that since they can be held liable that gives them the legal right to refuse to serve them alcohol. But IIRC it's fairly narrowly defined (you are allowed to refuse someone only if you can see they've had too much) and you can refuse them alcohol..but not coffee, food, etc. (unless they're violating one of the other standards that would allow you to boot them entirely...starting fights, etc.).
Alcohol impairs judgement and contributes to death via drunk driving. Smoking cigs doesn't impair judgement that I'm aware of, and it does not have the same immediate cause-effect relationship to deaths that drunk driving does.
*when the g/f gets back from the gym I'll ask her about the "don't server the drunkard" thing.