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- From: pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu (Paul Ciszek)
- Subject: Re: Drunk Sex = Rape ? (was Re: Mysogynist Bullshit)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.154916.1252@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account)
- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
- References: <1993Jan22.181026.25388@news.cs.indiana.edu> <1993Jan23.122746.4831@aston.ac.uk> <1jt0fjINNm3f@gap.caltech.edu> <1993Jan24.121116.28589@cbnewsh.cb.att.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 15:49:16 GMT
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- rfs@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (richard.f.j.soyack) writes:
-
- >I believe this became law as a result of a court case. My
- >favorite example of how dumb this law is is a NY case in which
- >some guy got drunk at a bar and got into an accident. The
- >drunk, or his family (I don't remember if he died in the
- >accident) sued and criminal procedures were brought against
- >the bartender who served the drinks, and the owner of the bar,
- >who wasn't even in the bar when the drinks were served. One
- >jury let the bartender go, while the owner's jury found the
- >owner guilty. Isn't it wonderful when our government
- >legislates morality.
-
- But what about the farmer who planted the grain that was purchased by the
- distillery that supplied the bar?
-
-
- Paul Ciszek No nation was ever drunk when wine
- was cheap.
- pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu --Thomas Jefferson
-