dmarc117 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/c...289,print.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 What would happen if he did look the other way then something happened to the teens... Those same parents would be calling for the limo drivers head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Limo driver did the right thing, morally and legally. If parents want to condone/turn a blind eye to their own kid's underage drinking, fine. Then they just need to get off their asses and drive their kids to prom themselves. You can't seriously expect others to incur the legal and moral risk of contributing to the delinquency minors under the mistaken assumption that all parents will be "cool with it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I voted for both... well, 'cuz I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKnight Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 will teens avoid oversight by adults and drive themselves the next time, even when drunk? This right here is exactly the issue. They were doing the right thing by hiring a driver. Teens are going to drink no matter how many underage drinking citations the police hand out, maybe because its illegal it makes it more alluring. I personally think the drinking age should be lowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The kids did the responsible thing. Kind of like using a condom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopazz Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 They were breaking the law. He did the right thing and parents that argue otherwise are stoopid and ass coverers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 He did what he had to do. Had he not turned them in, and something happened, both he and the company he works for would end up in court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The kids did the responsible thing. Kind of like using a condom. Sure, they did. Now they just need to learn some stealth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This right here is exactly the issue. They were doing the right thing by hiring a driver. Teens are going to drink no matter how many underage drinking citations the police hand out, maybe because its illegal it makes it more alluring. I personally think the drinking age should be lowered. True..... But it was the Limo driver's ass that was on the line. If it got back to the parents, and one or two made a stink, how fast do you think he would of been fired by the Limo company..... He did what he had to do. Had he not turned them in, and something happened, both he and the company he works for would end up in court. Bingo...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 True..... But it was the Limo driver's ass that was on the line. If it got back to the parents, and one or two made a stink, how fast do you think he would of been fired by the Limo company..... Bingo...... I agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I'd like to say yes......and no.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 He did what he had to do. Had he not turned them in, and something happened, both he and the company he works for would end up in court. From a civil perspective, I don't think that this is true (at least legitimately). I don't think that the limo driver (or his company) has a duty to those kids, or to a third-party injured by one of those kids. Whether allowing that to occur violates some criminal law (like contributing to the delinquency of a minor), I know not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I don't think that the limo driver (or his company) has a duty to those kids, or to a third-party injured by one of those kids. That comes across as rather naive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 That comes across as rather naive. Its the law, most likely, again from a civil perspective. Unless the law recognizes some type of "special relationship" between a limo driver and his/her passengers (which I doubt), that limo driver had no legal duty to keep those kids from harming themselves or others. You could watch your 14 year old neighbor drink 12 bottles of Boone's Farm, stagger 100 ft to his dad's pick up truck, roar out of the driveway and promptly mow down another kid. You have no legal duty to intervene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 The kids did the responsible thing. Kind of like using a condom. Using a condom is not illegal. Underage drinking is. Not the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Using a condom is not illegal. Underage drinking is. Not the same thing. Well, that's kind of a gray area now isn't it? You teach your kids to act responsibly and minimize risks in their everyday life. To their thinking, that's exactly what they were doing. So now, acting in a manner to minimize risk has gotten them in trouble. Exactly what do you think those kids are going to do the next time they are confronted with a similar situation? Your hope may be that they don't drink, the reality is, they will choose a path with greater risk because with it comes greater rewards. If the laws are such that the limo driver was in some way responsible for those kid's actions while he was hired but outside of his vehicle, then he did the right thing. However, if he was acting out his own sense of duty then all he did was to reinforce the lesson, trust no one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I think we can all agree that if even one parent made a stink, at a minimum the limo driver is fired. This is a tough economy. I don't think the limo driver had much of a choice. I guess his other option would have been to drive them all straight home and inform the parents directly that underage drinking was taking place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 "It's none of your business. Don't worry, you'll be tipped." ORLY? I would have busted that b:tch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I think that the difference is that if he were driving them and they were drunk, not a big deal. If he's driving them and they are drinking, it is a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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