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Originally posted by Tom_
I think wherever there is alcohol, then violence will follow. People are either happy or aggressive when drunk, and I think at some point everyone who is drunk and out will end up in a fight. Its just a fact of life and the only way to get rid of it is to ban alcohol.
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I can understand why you might think where there is alcohol violence will follow. That happens now because violence has become a way of life. Not because alcohol always creats it.
Let me explain. I am long in the tooth and when I was a young man doing the late night scene and being with drinkers and people who becam drunk. Violence was the last thing I ever feared.......It was pretty safe to walk past those that were drunk silly. Personally i never came across a violent situation regardless of how drunk someone was.
The sad fact is it's not just being drunk it's the whole social attitude of modern days and generations that yobish violent behavour is ok regardless of being sober or drunk.
Unless the culture can be changed no amount of drink price hike or drink restrictions will make any difference. A yob mentality is a yob mentality sober or otherwise....
Having said that I do think we have gone way to far in allowing the sale of acohol anywhere and everywhere. Time the clock was put back and stop the sale of booze in supermarkets and garages. Only off licences should be allowed to supply booze.
Also if it is illegal to sell booze to an under age person it should also be illegal for an under age person to drink alcohol and such young offenders and parents should be severely punished.....