Originally Posted by
mallowcup 
They are to blame to a degree as evidenced by the comments made here. A checker at the grocery store will not sell booze to a drunken customer.
We will have to agree to disagree on this. If we came to conclusions based on comments made on this board, then alcoholics are to blame for everything, including your unhappiness and mine. This is a discussion board, not a scientific study.
Where I live, checkers in grocery stores will gladly sell booze to anyone who has the money to pay for it. It is not their job to police people any more than it is the bartender's job. Police are for policing people, not minimum wage workers who are trying to make ends meet.
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