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Shinard t1_j5ema2o wrote

Jesus Christ, PoWs can get less solitary than that. That's all but torture - American prisons really need some proper oversight to stop this shit. If you lock someone up with no human contact for 7 months for calling into a podcast, you're on the wrong side of the bars.

With that said, might be worth taking what he says with a grain of salt, he hasn't exactly got a reputation for honest and accurate commentary. With that said, we do know that American prisons are terrible, so...

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Sure_Trash_ t1_j5elrvo wrote

I get it to an extent. If someone is slurring and sloppy drunk, serving them more alcohol is irresponsible. You don't know what they're going to do but you do know their decision making is thoroughly impaired so cutting them off makes sense. Some people act almost perfectly normal even when drunk though so it's not like they can be responsible for everyone they serve.

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Sure_Trash_ t1_j5el8zh wrote

After one drink, I wouldn't question shit because you can barely feel it. This chick had way, way more than a single drink. If I'm going out, I have 2-3 ciders max depending on the size that's served and how many hours I'm out and about. The idea that you can't have any at all and still drive seems like it's coming from people that don't drink at all and don't know how it affects people.

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StreetofChimes t1_j5el6m5 wrote

In the US, the woman would have a case. I used to tend bar. It is the bartender's responsibility to cut people off if they are getting drunk.

It is actually pretty scary. I once had a patron climb over the bar and take a drink. When I took it back (because that is way illegal), I was fired because the guy was super rich. I know a bartender who cut someone off. That person came back at closing and shot the bartender twice. Bartender survived, thankfully.

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