The place should be shut down, but not even because of this.
If any of you were familiar with Edmonton or this bar you would know that The Ranch or formerly Barry T's (affectionately called Barely Teens) is known as one of the trashiest, sleaziest, shithole bars in the city. The place is known for letting teens as young as 15/16 in, over serving them with as much alcohol as possible until they're blackout drunk and having their dickhead bouncers aggressively kick you out and hope you somehow make it home safe. Some background on the location: it's basically in the middle of nowhere in an industrial area with fuck all else around it other than a gas station.
No surprise, this isn't even the first time this has happened there. Another 18 year old who left the same bar after a night of drinking a year ago died and the place got investigated but nothing came of it because the AGLC is a joke.
This isn't even a matter of personal responsibility, bars here have a legal responsibility to not over serve people, and this kid was clearly too drunk to make it home. The law also makes it clear that if you get someone drunk you have to get them home safely. I haven't heard of any other bar in this city have this many problems following these basic laws, let alone have two patrons die within less than two years of eachother. It's unheard of.
