Missing Mt Washington passenger

donnamatrix · 12-13-2007, 12:06 PM

I agree SIKUSR. We've become such a litigious society, but we still must take responsibility for our own actions. Good grief, he was 45 years old. Shouldn't he have been able to control his drinking? He must have been pretty crocked to have gone over the side of the Mount, the rails are pretty high.
I have lost both parents and understand the different stages of grief, and that the widow has certainly undergone pain and suffering: but that doesn't mean the staff on the Mount is culpable.
I know one of the captain's on the Mount and a couple of the bartending staff: they work hard to keep people from getting tanked. However, I believe a person can buy 2 drinks at a time at any one of the 3 bars. Was Mr Sylvestre buying his own and also being provided drinks by others ? I don't know... but the theory that anyone can blame the barkeep for unacceptable or criminal behavior is not only outlandish (IMHO), but wrong. A very unpleasant situation.

12-13-2007, 12:06 PM	#24
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	Responsibility was not the Mount's I agree SIKUSR. We've become such a litigious society, but we still must take responsibility for our own actions. Good grief, he was 45 years old. Shouldn't he have been able to control his drinking? He must have been pretty crocked to have gone over the side of the Mount, the rails are pretty high. I have lost both parents and understand the different stages of grief, and that the widow has certainly undergone pain and suffering: but that doesn't mean the staff on the Mount is culpable. I know one of the captain's on the Mount and a couple of the bartending staff: they work hard to keep people from getting tanked. However, I believe a person can buy 2 drinks at a time at any one of the 3 bars. Was Mr Sylvestre buying his own and also being provided drinks by others ? I don't know... but the theory that anyone can blame the barkeep for unacceptable or criminal behavior is not only outlandish (IMHO), but wrong. A very unpleasant situation.