Ok, it appears that the nightclub is at least somewhat at fault. Why wasn’t this boy’s age verified?
However, this, to me is just another case of parents who haven’t a clue where their kids are & what those kids are doing. Now, the kid gets himself drunk & then crashes a car – so of course, everyone is to blame except the parents.
There’s no possibility he had a fake ID? Can they prove whether he was served at the bar or became intoxicated at the Condo? Did anyone forcibly pour alcohol down his throat? Was he visibly intoxicated when he was told to leave the condo? I guess these are all questions to be answered in a court of law, but regardless of age (he’s not 14) he made a conscious decision to get intoxicated, all by himself.
Based on the IJ article it sounds like the answer to “why did this youngster get in the car at 5am and drive drunk” may be “because the cops came and told us all to get lost.”
yeah, it’s hard for me to believe the police’s position that they didn’t tell anyone to leave the party. That’s exactly what they do.
HOWEVER: They shouldn’t have to defend against that…cops telling a person to go home does not translate to “you are exempt from motor vehicle laws including DUI penalty.” In my opinion, they’re defending a straw man put up by the plaintiff that they should do their best to avoid.
While everyone will continue to point the finger for blame I was stuck by the article itself. The legal drinking age is 21 in the state, but ” Mississippi law defines intoxication as a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent for any driver 21 or older. For younger drivers, the legal limit is 0.02 percent.” Why do you define any % as legal if they are under 21?
There are valid reasons an underage person could have alcohol in their system. Many medications have enough to tip a breathalyzer, especially if you just took it.
Not only could the person have used medications with alcohol in them generally alcohol served within a family setting is legal in many states. This exemption is present in the state of Mississippi. So if I had a child I could provide them with light wine or beer within the home and I would not be breaking the law. I am not saying it is right or wrong. But that is the truth.
Ok, it appears that the nightclub is at least somewhat at fault. Why wasn’t this boy’s age verified?
However, this, to me is just another case of parents who haven’t a clue where their kids are & what those kids are doing. Now, the kid gets himself drunk & then crashes a car – so of course, everyone is to blame except the parents.
There’s no possibility he had a fake ID? Can they prove whether he was served at the bar or became intoxicated at the Condo? Did anyone forcibly pour alcohol down his throat? Was he visibly intoxicated when he was told to leave the condo? I guess these are all questions to be answered in a court of law, but regardless of age (he’s not 14) he made a conscious decision to get intoxicated, all by himself.
Might as well sue the condo board. They had about as much culpability in this accident than the bar did, and they have insurance to file against.
Based on the IJ article it sounds like the answer to “why did this youngster get in the car at 5am and drive drunk” may be “because the cops came and told us all to get lost.”
yeah, it’s hard for me to believe the police’s position that they didn’t tell anyone to leave the party. That’s exactly what they do.
HOWEVER: They shouldn’t have to defend against that…cops telling a person to go home does not translate to “you are exempt from motor vehicle laws including DUI penalty.” In my opinion, they’re defending a straw man put up by the plaintiff that they should do their best to avoid.
While everyone will continue to point the finger for blame I was stuck by the article itself. The legal drinking age is 21 in the state, but ” Mississippi law defines intoxication as a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 percent for any driver 21 or older. For younger drivers, the legal limit is 0.02 percent.” Why do you define any % as legal if they are under 21?
There are valid reasons an underage person could have alcohol in their system. Many medications have enough to tip a breathalyzer, especially if you just took it.
Not only could the person have used medications with alcohol in them generally alcohol served within a family setting is legal in many states. This exemption is present in the state of Mississippi. So if I had a child I could provide them with light wine or beer within the home and I would not be breaking the law. I am not saying it is right or wrong. But that is the truth.