Eugene Volokh reasonably asks why he can’t get an aspirin when he has a headache in a restaurant. The fact that we’re posting this can give you a clue to the answer, but dozens of people educate him in the comments to his post.
Volokh just wants an aspirin
Eugene Volokh reasonably asks why he can’t get an aspirin when he has a headache in a restaurant. The fact that we’re posting this can give you a clue to the answer, but dozens of people educate him in the comments to his post.
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It just seems so artificial and made up to me. Who asks for medicine in a restaurant. I mean jeez, how about a little personal responsibility???Or is it a fashion issue that this clown can’t carry a bottle of aspirin. To address his premise, of course these places are afraid to get sued, we have allowed legislation and case law to run amok.
do you walk around with a complete set of over the counter medication all the time Russ?
The resturants liability is a whole lot less for a prepackaged pill than it is for the undercooked chicken aint it?
Or the Sh-t salad, meaning e-coli laced type?
But then again, we talking about lawyers here right?
Sorry, I’ve a question.
What industry has caused such a TOTAL panic amongst the service industry?
Regarding carrying aspirin around. No, I don’t. If I get a headache, I put up with it, or find a store and buy some. The idea of asking a total stranger for an aspirin just seems strange. It is as though he did this knowing what the answer would be, so he could raise a fuss. So, if I was as prone to headaches as this guy seems to be, to have to ask for aspirins in restaurants, then yes, I would carry my own supply, rather than being like Blanche Dubois, and relying on the kindness of strangers. Just my 2 cents.