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Originally posted by honeychile
What if the two young men who were killed had been at a party thrown by some friends who were over 21? Would the employers of those friends have been sued? Would the owner of the house or the campground or picnic area or wherever have been sued? Would the alcoholl manufacturerer have been sued?
Does anyone else think that the families think they're seeing a cash cow? Are they honestly naive enough to believe that closing the one fraternity house - and possibly its national - will teach a lesson?
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I believe that what you say has a lot of merit -- mainly beause I've said it all before, both here on GC and elsewhere.
To briefly comment on the two paragraphs above:
It would not be uncommon for the over 21 people above to be named in a suit. It has happened before. Their employers probably had nothing to do with it -- but they also would have no connection whatsoever with the drivers -- unless it was a company party. The fraternity does. And they were at a fraternity function beforehand.
Are the families seeing a cash cow? Maybe. Or maybe their grieving and their lawyers see the rich bovine.
In terms of the company that made the liquor? Why do you think you see so many "drink responsibly" disclaimers on liquor and beer advertising?
Finally, I hope the hell it does teach a lesson. If it doesn't, we're going to see more people killed and more fraternities fail because they can't live up to the liability.