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Mamacrass OP t1_itz4gqn wrote

This story is full of crazy nuggets:

> Listening to arguments for four hours, the presiding judge, Peter Michaelson, reportedly sighed, cradled his head in his hands and rubbed his face as he listened to a chain of events unlikely to have much precedent in American jurisprudence.

> Wright, a 48-year-old Kroger executive, was at Shotgun Willie’s in the Denver suburb of Glendale on 2 May 2019 when he fought with another man and got into a chase through the club, BusinessDen reported. Wright died shortly after being tackled by a bartender, Derek Hendricks.

> On the night Long [the lawyer representing the strip club] died, he shared drinks and played cards with a woman employed by Shotgun Willie’s as an entertainer, according to a local CBS affiliate.

> The entertainer reportedly perceived Long to be “extremely” intoxicated. Another employee began taking him home before bringing him back, to let him sleep in his car.

>Staff members checking on Long every few minutes noticed he wasn’t breathing and called 911, the CBS affiliate reported. Paramedics brought Long to hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

> The deaths of Long, 70, and Wright have landed Shotgun Willie’s in the media spotlight about five years after it drew public ire for displaying a sign that read “Toxic Masculinity Welcome Here”.

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WoundedKnee82 t1_iu06avy wrote

Seems like a stupid question but why didn't they just call Long an Uber or Taxi?

>On the night Long [the lawyer representing the strip club] died, he shared drinks and played cards with a woman employed by Shotgun Willie’s as an entertainer, according to a local CBS affiliate.

>The entertainer reportedly perceived Long to be “extremely” intoxicated. Another employee began taking him home before bringing him back, to let him sleep in his car.

Because they killed him you say? Makes sense to me!

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Fourbits t1_iu26yh2 wrote

Why would they kill their own lawyer?

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24-Hour-Hate t1_iubpqqd wrote

Actually, there's another reason why they wouldn't. Over service. In many places, including Colorado, it is not legal to keep serving drinks to someone who is visibly intoxicated (and you don't go from appearing perfectly sober to "extremely intoxicated"). It puts a bar or other establishment at risk of serious fines, loss of license, etc. as well as liability for any injuries caused to third parties (and family members probably count). So they wouldn't have wanted anyone to see that he was that drunk because it would have been proof of illegality.

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IGotNoStringsOnMe t1_itzxm92 wrote

I know that I've probably just watched too many movies, but damn if that doesn't sound like they murdered that lawyer. O.O

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