| Every year in the United States, 15,000 people die | | | | injuries or fatalities which occur as a result of the |
| as a result of accidents with drunk drivers. Lives | | | | intoxication of the person they've been serving. |
| are ruined. Victims have their lives and futures | | | | While this may sound unfair, drunk driving is |
| taken from them, their families and friends lose | | | | something that affects society as a whole, and |
| someone special and meaningful to them, and the | | | | it's something that needs to be prevented before |
| drunk drivers find their lives and freedoms | | | | property gets damaged, people get hurt, or |
| severely restricted, and have to live with the guilt | | | | worse. |
| for the rest of their lives. It's a horrible, tragically | | | | It's important to realize, though, that professional |
| preventable problem in this country today. All of | | | | bartenders aren't the only ones who are |
| us are responsible for doing our part to prevent | | | | responsible for the actions of drunks. Hosts at |
| such a waste of human life. | | | | parties or get-togethers are also liable for their |
| While drunk drivers are ultimately the ones | | | | guests who have over-imbibed. If your guests |
| responsible for injuring and killing their victims, | | | | have been drinking too much, it's your obligation |
| there are other people who are partly culpable as | | | | to take their keys and prevent them from going |
| well. The people who knowingly facilitated the | | | | out on the roads and putting everyone in danger. |
| driver's drunken condition are also indirectly | | | | When you go out on the town, you should either |
| responsible for these accidents. The people who | | | | appoint a designated driver who won't drink, or |
| kept serving them drinks after they were no | | | | you should engage a cab to take you home. |
| longer able to make competent decisions have | | | | When it comes to your future and the safety of |
| facilitated the tragedy. | | | | those around you, it's better safe than sorry. |
| Bartenders have a responsibility to stop serving | | | | If you're serving alcohol, know when to tell your |
| alcohol once it becomes dangerous to do so. In | | | | guests no. |
| some jurisdictions, they can be legally liable for | | | | |