05-07-2016, 12:33 PM
(05-07-2016, 12:21 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I'm thinking that in this case the problem was that there was no solid evidence that the caretaker provided alcohol or allowed drinking in the cemetery.
If there was legitimate evidence of this then I think he may have been found liable, and even charged criminally like the guy who bought the beer for Brad and his friend.
Agreed. And Brad said way back that some kids were coerced to lie for the caretaker (presumably by his lawyer or a representative of the cemetery who would have known if he went down the cemetery would likely be found culpable for his conduct). Like you said, strange set of facts. Like I said, plenty of culpability to go around. Did the court hear the "whole truth?" Doesn't seem like it. And as someone else said, kids do dumb things. And as Mike Tyson said, we all dumb shit when we're ****** up. Bottom line: a tragedy.
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