Alcohol and the Binge Culture

[dennissabre]

Apparently we now live in a culture of binge drinking and violence.

My own thoughts on alcohol and violence are that people who are violent when intoxicated are generally violent or aggressive anyway. I totally accept that alcohol does change me but it doesn't change me enough to make me aggressive/violent.

When i get p*ssed i tend to fall over and end up injurying myself but i don't feel the need to be violent or aggressive towards others.
Why?....because i'm not an aggressive person.
Even when p*ssed i have choices :dance:

[Bells]

I agree in that sense. Alcohol doesn't completely change your character, but solely removes inhibitions. This is partly why (as happened on many occasions) when a friend does something stupid and says, "oh I was drunk" I don't pay too much attention.

More often than not, the person in question simply wouldn't have done what they did under normal circumstances, but wanted to - and the same applies to people who become violent and aggressive. I would add that it's different when those who are drunk are taken advantage of though, and despite the fact that they shouldn't have gotten into such a state, I fully sympathise with their situation.

[Lauren]

Alcohol is escapeism.

When it goes beyond that point, or to a more extreme version of escapeism - that's when we have problems.

Understand why the British public NEEDS to escape :shrug: Low-paid jobs, high working hours...

[dennissabre]

Originally posted by Lauren
Alcohol is escapeism.

When it goes beyond that point, or to a more extreme version of escapeism - that's when we have problems.

Understand why the British public NEEDS to escape :shrug: Low-paid jobs, high working hours...

I agree however,i don't see why low-paid jobs, high working hours...etc can be the answer when other countries have far more deprivation than us and yet do not have the same crime levels as us attributed to alcohol.

You may disagree but i believe programmes such as BB, Road Wars and numerous other Reality programmes do not help matters.
What a great way to get on Tv???

Ps. I hope you don't get too p*ssed on you're Birthday and come looking for a fight? LOL. Enjoy :dance:

[Lauren]

Originally posted by dennissabre

I agree however,i don't see why low-paid jobs, high working hours...etc can be the answer when other countries have far more deprivation than us and yet do not have the same crime levels as us attributed to alcohol.


Because it's relative deprivation. We have the highest poverty rate compared to our average salary. So basically, we have the most amount of people earning less than they should do. They see people doing the same jobs/easier jobs and getting more money which is more of a reason for escapeism than simply being poor, see what I mean? It's not JUST about deprivation in itself.

Originally posted by dennissabre
Ps. I hope you don't get too p*ssed on you're Birthday and come looking for a fight? LOL. Enjoy :dance:

Haha thanks :wink:

[Nurse57]

Just a quick medical note as to why drunk women tend to be more lairy than men. When women drink it raises their testosterone level to that of the average level of a non drunk male. As they are not used to this on a day to day level it has a marked affect on them.