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Originally Posted by Sliver
Not sure if anybody in the older crowd remembers, but The Den used to have a breathalyzer. We used to do the same thing you're talking about...it was a good party once you blew twice the legal limit.
It makes so much sense though...I don't know why as citizens we are expected to "feel" when we've had too many drinks. That's the worst idea ever. It's like the cops having radar guns and taking away our speedometers.
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They sure didnt have it when I went there. And I was a pretty regular Den patron.
I like the idea of having breathalyzers in bars, but its just like upping the ante and again, you're going to get people who will blow under at the breathlyzer in the bar, but in 20 minutes they'll have metabolized more alcohol and would likely easily blow over.
And then you get the 'I thought I was good because the bar breathalyzer said so!' It wouldnt surprise me if that brought on additional liability to the pub.
I do agree that the concept of having the laws as they are now bascially reflect an attitude of:
"Use your best judgement with no frame of reference, and if you get it even slightly wrong you're going to be severely punished."
It doesnt make sense. Its like stacking the odds against regular citizens to the gain of absolutely no one. Well, except the Lawyers.