Just Say “No”
If only he had instituted the right to refuse service, aCalmar Bartender wouldn’t be out $6,000.00 Not many details were provided on this case but essentially, the bartender served an ‘already intoxicated’patron who later turned up dead in a home. The autopsy report indicates she died of alcohol poisoning.

The bartender was originally charged with manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death as was the owner and his company. But in the end, the bartender received a fine of $6,000 after pleading guilty to serving alcohol to someone who is already intoxicated and charges against the owner and his company were subsequently withdrawn.

Whether it be a bar, restaurant, retail store or wherever the public is invited - the right to refuse service remains the right of all employees and owners. Having said that, so does the public’s decision to say “No” when they’ve had enough.

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