Re: Drink and violence

"John of Aix" <j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Vernon wrote:
>
> > What seems to have been completely forgotten in this debate is the
> > wide and virtually unchecked availablility of alcohol in supermarkets
> > and corner shops. Surely this must play just as large a part in the
> > drunken behaviour of many as the opening hours of pubs. I cannot
> > imagine that many of the cans you see in the streets being carried,
> > emptied and thrown away as litter have come from pubs.
>
> But stuff bought in the off-licence is generally drunk at home so that
> even if the drinker gets plastered he is not vomiting in the street,
> pissing up against walls and generally making himself look an utter
> fool. Some buy in an offie and drink outside, as the empty cans suggest,
> but I doubt if there are many who buy eight or nine 50cl cans at once
> and sink them in a few hours as they would an equivalent amount of booze
> in a pub
>
I am not sure that reflects today's reality. As an example, only yesterday
afternoon I saw a group of drunks nearly get themselves mown down as they
wandered aimlessly through traffic on a busy road waving their cans in the
air. They were not being violent, but they were very much a danger to
themselves and those around them.


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