[anne666]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It's the most pathetic thing I think I have ever heard...
We really are regressing as a society, it's saddening to be witness to this decline.
24hr drinking hasn't worked, stop it and you will see a dramatic improvement, but no.... no moneys to be made doing that.
Q.'How can we make money from alcoholics and binge drinkers?'
A.'allow supermarkets to sell cheap booze 24/7, never close the bars and fine people for being drunk!'

I agree. Instead of addressing the basics and stop the profiteering someone else is set to profit. Being drunk and disorderly is an offence which seems now to be so out of hand it is rarely treated as such.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by anne666

I agree. Instead of addressing the basics and stop the profiteering someone else is set to profit. Being drunk and disorderly is an offence which seems now to be so out of hand it is rarely treated as such.

Exactly it's a sociatal issue, and as you say an offence in what other instance would that be exploited for monetary gain?... it wouldn't.

[anne666]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Exactly it's a sociatal issue, and as you say an offence in what other instance would that be exploited for monetary gain?... it wouldn't.

No it wouldn't I agree. Exploitation is the name of the game and how much can this measure be abused , when profit is the motivating factor? I have no idea of the increase in social disorder, personal health problems , NHS and Policing costs or anything else involved since 24 hour drinking was introduced. The startling thing was it was introduced as an attempt to deal with boozing Britain!
If it's failed to do that it should be revised.Then the breweries would suffer, God forbid! It's all about profiteering and no regard at all for health,safety or the cost to the public.