[CedarDave]

Excellent analysis. Definitely is bureaucratic by the agency and punitive to the bar owner/server.

[Navy Patriot]

The goal in these situations is to motivate establishments and patrons to make correct safety decisions that affect others and for themselves. Patrons who are acting to protect others (like calling a cab for themselves) are more likely to also protect themselves.

There is no evidence in the article that the passengers were behaviorally indicating extreme intoxication or that all the alcohol came from that bar or that the alcohol had reached its effect at the bar. Unknowns that outweigh the known. An unwise usage of the law.