WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?

[HairOfTheDog]

Personal responsibility and blame . . .

How 'bout the 'Felony Murder Rule'?

If one engages in an illegal activity and as a consequence, someone dies as a direct result of that activity . . .

If bartenders can be charged with a death of a patron due to "continuing to serve" . . . why not dealers?

Dealers can and are being criminally charged with manslaughter in some cases.

I personally don't think the bartender or the dealer is ultimately responsible for a death caused by their customers' over-consumption of the product they push. But, a lot of people do.

I agree with LE pursuing the dealer for the specific laws that the dealer broke; but not for homicide/manslaugher. To me, an OD is more like a suicide -- a result of the user's choices, drives, habits...

P.s. Happy Birthday, Tiki!