Burgerville to Serve Alcohol?
Is This Really a Responsible Decision?
Is it really a safe and responsible idea to sell alcohol at Burgerville? Burgerville is a fast food restaurant chain in the Pacific Northwest. They serve locally grown food.
When we go eat at a fast food restaurant, we are looking for a quick and inexpensive meal. It is normal for food to be taken to go, or for those who choose to dine in to take less than 20 minutes to eat and leave.
Wouldn't serving alcohol in this kind of an atmosphere encourage drinking and driving? While many people can drink one or two glasses of wine or beer and not be impaired, there are many who are impaired after less than one drink. Would Burgerville limit their guests to one alcoholic beverage? It can take 20 minutes for a person to feel the full effects of alcohol; by this time they would already be driving down the road.
Beyond this, would teenagers know how to correctly check identification for their guests, and follow the rules? To serve alcohol, one must be at least age 18 and have taken a test and earned a liquor license. Will there always be a licensed Burgerville employee available to serve the beer or wine? If a customer comes in who is almost 21, will they be sold a drink by a friend? Will Burgerville be able to enforce liquor licensing laws among its employees? Believing there will be no rule breaking requires too much optimism.
If Burgerville begins serving alcohol, other fast food chains will follow. There will be alcohol everywhere we look. Serving alcohol at fast food restaurants will encourage drinking and alcoholism. Many alcoholics fighting against their disease may face a setback when they encounter alcohol in this setting.
If Burgerville is approved for a liquor license, they will need to be very careful in serving alcohol. They will need to ensure that there is always a licensed employee on duty to sell alcohol. They will need to enforce strict rules limiting the number of alcoholic beverages allowed to be sold to customers. Burgerville will also need to enact strict rules of punishment for employees who break the rules.
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6 Comments
Post a CommentIt really doens't matter how many drinks one can or cannot consume in an hour - it's the quantity of alcohol in their blood system that counts-or should I say that will get them a DUI. I find it hard to believe a burger joint will get a license. Of course I live int he Bible belt, so we have a lot of dry counties, mine for one.
Almost all the American fast food restaurants I visited in Germany served alcohol.(Not that I visited many with so much awesome German food) It seemed to work fine for them, I remember wondering why we didn't.
CJ- Burgerville is hoping to increase revenue in a difficult economy. I wonder if it will really make a difference.
Barefoot- If the alcohol is handled responsibly, and people aren't driving after, I don't have a problem with it!
Christopher- Why can't miners drink? They work underground all day, and they just want a beer! (I'm kidding, people!)
I understand your point of view about it being a fast food restaurant. Something else that could be a result of this, is miners purchasing alcohol at this store. I think this fast food chain could never higher another underage employee while having this license.
McDs and BK do sell alcohol in Europe. As long as it's not offered with the kid's meal, hat's the big deal?
This is great reporting here I think I am a bit confused as to why Burgerville will want to sell beer and wine. Will McDonalds or Burger King come next ;)