07-28-2012, 01:39 PM
The story didn't give a lot of detail. The parents are suing on the claim that the party/event hosts irresponsibly served too much alcohol, but doesn't specifically indicate that the 23 year old woman was drunk or what a tox screen revealed. We can assume she was drunk, but it doesn't matter to me either way.
I did some foolish and risky things at 23 years old, usually while partying but sometimes not. Some of them could have resulted in death. If that had happened and my parents had attempted to profit off of a tragedy brought upon by my own foolishness, it would be understandable for people to think that they were exploiting my death or disrespecting my memory by attempting to hold others accountable for my choice. That's how I feel about these parents.
To be gracious, maybe it's denial or grief that's driving them, but it's been 9 months since their daughter died and even those emotions don't justify this lawsuit, imo. I believe that they will lose.
I did some foolish and risky things at 23 years old, usually while partying but sometimes not. Some of them could have resulted in death. If that had happened and my parents had attempted to profit off of a tragedy brought upon by my own foolishness, it would be understandable for people to think that they were exploiting my death or disrespecting my memory by attempting to hold others accountable for my choice. That's how I feel about these parents.
To be gracious, maybe it's denial or grief that's driving them, but it's been 9 months since their daughter died and even those emotions don't justify this lawsuit, imo. I believe that they will lose.