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I know what you mean about the bartender being blamed. In one hand you have a kid who should know better, took the responsibility to drink (which it is a personal responsibility to yourself that you watch what you drink, etc).
On the other hand, you have a bartender, who is sober, handing a drunk kid shot after shot. There is a little blame there as well--I used to be a bartender, so I know a LOT about the job. Bartenders can be blamed for drinking and driving accidents! The bartender should have known to cut the kid off. On the other hand, the bartender doesn't know the kid's personal tollerance and really why should anyone be responsible for another's stupidity and drunkiness?
You have 2 people at fault here, the the fact remains, the kid decided to go out and get drunk--he took the chance to me, more than half the blame resides on his own shoulders.
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