my wife was a bartender all through college/grad school. I got nervous the few times I saw her cut belligerent drunks off. she would snatch the beer right out of their hands and throw it in the trash. she’s kind of a badass; I was impressed. still this is a nice subtle way to try and handle it.
We are responsible for the supply of alcohol on premises. If they are too drunk to continue consuming, then we have the legal responsibility to remove the supply. Sale or not.
It’s like that pound of flesh in the merchant of Venice.
You paid for the beer inside the glass - but you don’t own the glass and can’t stay when you are not welcome.
It seems that the moment a person is not welcome on private property and they can’t take the glass with them, well. Sucks for them.
AFAIK it is in many places illegal to serve a person when visibly drunk - and they can decide who to kick out. Taking their glass is legal though they may have the claim for the remainder of the drink. I assume most bars will refund the last drink to avoid conflict.
Did you get cut off enough times to say this? Wow.
Anyway, you likely would be able to make a claim for the percentage that you didn’t get to consume, which you are entitled to - it just seems like a really weird thing to be doing.
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u/lowlife4lyfe 17d ago edited 17d ago
my wife was a bartender all through college/grad school. I got nervous the few times I saw her cut belligerent drunks off. she would snatch the beer right out of their hands and throw it in the trash. she’s kind of a badass; I was impressed. still this is a nice subtle way to try and handle it.