Landmark Irish Trial Regarding Drinking

The verdict of a landmark trial came out today. A bartender and bar owner were being charged with manslaughter after they served a guy a pint of shots...the young guy was found dead the next morning. Apparently the guy was celebrating his 26th birthday at a hotel bar. He had already been drinking for hours when he was challenged to drink a pint of shots faster than his friends could drink their pints of beer. The bartender and owner agreed to serve the guy the pint of liquor and the guy proceeded to chug the pint. Later he was passing out and his friends carried him to a conference room and left him on his side while they got food. The next morning someone found him dead. The question of the case was whether bartenders should have any liability. According the to the judge, the men were acquitted because the victim had responsibility for his own actions. I'm not sure if I think the men should have been found guilty of manslaughter...but I do feel that they had the duty to say no to the guy when he requested a pint of liquor. After drinking for hours anything can seem like a good idea...the bartenders should have recognized that that was a ridiculous request which would have saved his life.