Wednesday, January 14, 2009

CUTTING OFF BOOZE IS AN EASY CALL


The entire staff and executive of a Muskoka golf club north of Toronto have been charged with criminal responsibility in the deaths of three young people.

As well they should.

Not only did they serve 31 drinks to one of the party in a few hours, but more importantly, the only way to get in and out of the golf club is by car.

How did these idiots expect these lovely patrons to get home?

Last summer, we were invited to a party on the Sunshine Coast. We were given detailed instructions on how to get to the obscure property. Finally, we were advised that we should bring our own booze. Pot wasn't mentioned, but given who the people were and the location, Mary Jane was a given.

We smiled warmly and promptly scratched that fun time off our calendar.

Everyone is responsible. Or should be.

None of us live in a glass bubble. We all know about the laws and about the dangers of drunk driving. We are no longer 17.

If you can't be in the business of serving booze with some vague civic sense, move to shoe repair.

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