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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Bartender sentenced after man drinks 56 shots and dies
2015-05-29
[STUFF.CO.NZ] A French bartender has been convicted of manslaughter after serving a man 56 shots of alcohol, killing him.

Giles Crepin admits that he made a mistake by displaying the 'shots record' on a noticeboard in the 'Starter' bar. He will serve a four month prison sentence and is banned from working in bars for a year.

The 56-year-old Renaud Prudhomme broke the shots record in the Clermon-Ferrand bar, drinking 56 shots in one sitting. This included 30 'shooters' - a straight shot of spirits or a hard mix - in just under a minute.

Each shooter included between 20ml and 40ml or hard alcohol, meaning Prudhomme drank at least a litre of spirits.

Crepin told Prudhomme "only 12 to go" as he neared the bar's existing record of 55.

Prudhomme was carried home by his daughter and friends. Emergency services were called and he died in hospital the following day.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Lightweight!
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2015-05-29 17:19  

#6  Except beer forces you to spend a lot more time in the John.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-05-29 16:50  

#5  Assuming a 1oz shot, that's 1.6ish liters. Shooters are notorious for being weak on the liquor. Should've stuck with beer. Much harder to consume fatal amounts.
Posted by: Lowspark    2015-05-29 16:29  

#4  "Portejoie said that the dead man's daughter had pushed him to break the record. He also noted existing alcohol abuse and respiratory problems."

Wonder if she was upset or dancing a jig the following morning.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2015-05-29 15:57  

#3  I note that this it not one of the Anglosphere countries, infamous for their tradition of drunken sots, nor one of the Slavic ones, ditto, but France -- known for its gastronomical appreciation of the finest things, and ever controlled.

The wonder is that no one stuck a finger down the man's throat after, that by throwing up the poison he'd not die of it.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-05-29 12:26  

#2  "only 12 to go"

Man vs. Booze
Posted by: DepotGuy   2015-05-29 12:13  

#1  I can remember wishing I would die.
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-05-29 11:05  

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