I hear what you are saying Rich but consider that a tavern owner who doesnt act responsibly and keeps serving alcohol to people who are obviously way over the limit is making money from them until closing time where they then launch them out onto the streets where trouble ensues and then the people who have to clean up the mess are the police and ambulance crews who are paid for by your taxes.
Not to mentin cleaning the streets up of vomit and broken bottles and glasses and the like, which comes from municipal funds I would guess which i figure you would be paying into also.
Over here the authorities will revoke a publicans licence if the police report numerous incidents of trouble outside a pub but to be honest they really need to be doing a bit more to make troublesome establishments clean up their act.
I agree though that it should be down to the individual to act responsibly but then what is acting responsible when you have had a few beers?
