Thus spake Odysseus :
>I would not call him "poor unfortunate." He did something stupid and
>paid the price for it. Ether way, he was drinking whisky, not wine.
>It would be hard to drink enough wine to get the same amount of alcohol
>in a quart of whisky. I think RCI is overreacting. But, that may be
>the prudent thing to do in our overly litigious society where nobody
>is responsible for his own actions.
No argument from me. You did notice the quotes.
>
>You would not want me on the jury for the family of somebody who claims
>that RCI was responsible for somebody over indulging in smuggled liquor.
>If it were an option, I would not only find for RCI, I would say that
>the plaintiff's lawyer has to pay all of RCI's legal fees out of his own
>pocket.
>
>BTW, I am a bleeding heart liberal. I just believe people are responsible
>for their own actions.
I'm a libertarian. Responsibility comes with the territory.
>
>>
>>>I doubt that he was drinking wine that he brought onboard with him.
>>>This sort of thing will continue as long as you have people who won't
>>>take responsibility for their actions and gullible juries.
>>
>>The "young men" who traveled with the "poor unfortunate" admitted to
>>drinking a quart of smuggled whiskey that night. And the deceased
>>apparently drank more than his share.
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Its just a liability thing. They're probably getting sued by the
>>>>relatives of the guy who fell off the boat while drunk. An inconsistent
>>>> or non-inforced policy will get you into as much legal trouble as if
>>>>they provided the booze.
>>>>Allen
>>>>
>>>>john chapman wrote:
>>>>> Yes, I agree. A puzzling move, to say the least., which may in fact
>>>>> negatively
>>>>> impact revenues if folks don't bother with wine at all. The $15 corkage
>>>>> fee
>>>>> seems to produce a reasonable profit IMO. This whole liquor thing is
>>>>> getting
>>>>> ridiculous and may come back to bite the cruise lines you know where.
>>>>> JOHN
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>--
>>dillon
>>
>>When I was a kid, I used to think the horse's name was Bob
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