02-03-2017, 01:47 PM
(02-03-2017, 01:34 PM)kaiserdiver Wrote:(02-03-2017, 01:24 PM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: The "seedy bar" didn't create patrons that stab each other, period. The kind of person who would stab someone else is the problem, not Frankie's. Unless you're trying to say that Frankie's takes normal people and makes them want to stab each other, you are, to put it politely, speaking out your a** on this one. Yes, one stabbing is too many. Yes, I can even see how Frankie's would be more likely to attract this kind of patron. But Frankie's is not the problem.
I'm not sure I completely agree. There is a precedent for holding bars and restaurants responsible for drunk driving. I don't know if the same principles would apply to a stabbing, legally, but I think you could argue that the bar had some responsibility if it emerges that the stabbers were being served even after it was clear they were drunk.
You are correct. WRPS should be working in concert with the AGO and doing regular inspections. There should be more officers walking the Beat and doing regular checks. This proactive approach and continued progressive discipline will either cause the liquor licence to be taken away or the proprietor to take more responnsibilty.