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WoundedKnee82 t1_iu06avy wrote

Reply to comment by Mamacrass in Trial over death at Colorado strip club delayed after key lawyer dies there too by Mamacrass

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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