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Illegalizing alcohol - would you be in favour of such a move

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  • 28-03-2011 10:52pm
    #1
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭


    They say alcohol in moderation is good for you - like a glass of red wine a day. Problem here in this country is that many people do not know how to drink sensibly. Many would go out at weekends and binge drink. Some people who go out and do know how to drink sensibly may end up being intoxicated without wishing to due to other factors such as tiredness, hunger, stress, menstruation which leads to alcohol being absorbed into the bloodstream quicker.

    The effects of alcohol in these cases could cause such things as:
    - alcohol poisoning
    - assaults, and rape
    - more prone to sillyiness which could result in harm of oneself.
    - more vulnerable to peer pressure - could lead to taking hardcore drugs more easily such as ecstasy, cocaine
    - unprotected sex
    - unwanted pregnancies
    - sexually transmitted diseases
    - A+E overloads
    - drunk driving, which could lead to death of oneself and others

    Alcohol is addictive and some may become alcoholics which would result in other problems.
    Would you be in favour of such a move
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    #2
    coffee_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Much as I hate hate hate excess drinking and being around drunk people, no I wouldnt


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    #3
    Storminateacup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭Storminateacup


    I WOULD BURN DOWN THE DAIL IF THEY EVER EVEN TRIED IT.


    for real. i am not even joking.


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    #4
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    Yes just for the smug feeling I'd enjoy while drinking my home brewed stuff


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    #5
    Revolution9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Revolution9


    Alcohol killed my father....AND IT RAPED MY MOTHER!


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    #6
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    Fcuk no!!

    Some people cant handle their drink, some can.
    Why punish everyone?


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    #7
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    Revolution9 wrote: »
    Alcohol killed my father....AND IT RAPED MY MOTHER!

    and took your sister's money


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    #8
    Bog
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭Bog


    It would only lead to bootlegging and unneccessarily elaborate bowling ball liquor-filled shenanigans.


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    #9
    Revolution9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Revolution9


    Can we negotiate? Ban alcohol but legalize cannabis.


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    #10
    pigeonbutler
    Registered Users Posts: 666 ✭✭✭pigeonbutler


    It worked really well in the USA i suppose..

    oh wait.... :rolleyes:


    Oh and also. "Illegalizing" isn't a word. Try prohibit, ban, outlaw, forbid.


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    #11
    Daniel S
    Registered Users Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Daniel S


    Revolution9 wrote: »
    Alcohol killed my father....AND IT RAPED MY MOTHER!

    Were you drinking?


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    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    Revolution9 wrote: »
    Can we negotiate? Ban alcohol but legalize cannabis.

    ban Facebook instead, legalise cannabis


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    #13
    omg a kitty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 447 ✭✭omg a kitty


    In Ireland????? You're joking right??


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    #14
    [Rasta]
    Registered Users Posts: 428 ✭✭[Rasta]


    we'd just end up with 1000x more druggies :pac:
    so I'd rather see drunk people than thousands of acid heads lurking around jumping people for cash


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    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    They say alcohol in moderation is good for you - like a glass of red wine a day. Problem here in this country is that many people do not know how to drink sensibly. Many would go out at weekends and binge drink. Some people who go out and do know how to drink sensibly may end up being intoxicated without wishing to due to other factors such as tiredness, hunger, stress, menstruation which leads to alcohol being absorbed into the bloodstream quicker.

    The effects of alcohol in these cases could cause such things as:
    - alcohol poisoning
    - assaults, and rape
    - more prone to sillyiness which could result in harm of oneself.
    - more vulnerable to peer pressure - could lead to taking hardcore drugs more easily such as ecstasy, cocaine
    - unprotected sex
    - unwanted pregnancies
    - sexually transmitted diseases
    - A+E overloads
    - drunk driving, which could lead to death of oneself and others

    Alcohol is addictive and some may become alcoholics which would result in other problems.
    Would you be in favour of such a move

    Lets just ban sex instead, that will solve all your problems.


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    #16
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    No.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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    #17
    Oh_Noes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    Prohibition doesn't work. If alcohol were banned, it would flood the black market, kids would probably be able to get it a lot easier than they do now and people would be arrested and imprisoned for simply wanting to intoxicate themselves which is something our species (and other species) has been doing for thousands of years.


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    #18
    NeedaNewName
    Closed Accounts Posts: 409 ✭✭NeedaNewName


    I'd raise the legal age to 21 and educate young people on responsible drinking.


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    #19
    Solnskaya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Solnskaya


    Yes, ban it now. I fancy a Career change, and "bootlegger" has a certain ring to it.


    The missus reckons I'd be a dab hand, she says I've had years of experience smuggling noxious liquids, if the bathroom floor is anything to go by.


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    #20
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    No. I'd prefer if people chose not to drink it.


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    #21
    theavenger
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭theavenger


    Hell yeah, then we can do bachelors walk empire.

    Is Steve Buscemi free?:D


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    #22
    Mrmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,213 ✭✭✭Mrmoe


    The effects of alcohol in these cases could cause such things as:
    - alcohol poisoning
    - assaults, and rape
    - more prone to sillyiness which could result in harm of oneself.
    - more vulnerable to peer pressure - could lead to taking hardcore drugs more easily such as ecstasy, cocaine
    - unprotected sex
    - unwanted pregnancies
    - sexually transmitted diseases
    - A+E overloads
    - drunk driving, which could lead to death of oneself and others

    I binge drink on occasions, I have done none of the above. Banning idiots might be a better idea though.


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    #23
    barbarians
    Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭barbarians


    Banning alocohol ?
    Now that would be funny.



    Never going to happen here and if it did we might as well led the criminal gangs run the country.


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    #24
    KeithM89_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,806 ✭✭✭✭KeithM89_old


    Do it - then i can become a Beer Baron and get to wear a hat...


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    #25
    CokaColumbo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 478 ✭✭CokaColumbo


    No and I would end the war on all drugs. The negative effects of alcohol prohibition apply to the prohibition of all other drugs.


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    #26
    easyeason3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭easyeason3


    What a load of ****e.

    Why not wrap us up in cotton wool while you're at it.


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    #27
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    NeedaNewName wrote: »
    I'd raise the legal age to 21 and educate young people on responsible drinking.

    so instead of drunk,violent,immature 18 year olds running about you'd have stronger more drunk,violent and immature 21 year olds?,makes sense.


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    #28
    Revolution9
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Revolution9


    easyeason3 wrote: »
    What a load of ****e.

    Why not wrap us up in cotton wool while you're at it.

    Good God that's a great idea.

    Imagine rolling down hills drunk wrapped in cotton wool. You're on to something here


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    #29
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    Prohibition doesn't work. If alcohol were banned, it would flood the black market, kids would probably be able to get it a lot easier than they do now and people would be arrested and imprisoned for simply wanting to intoxicate themselves which is something our species (and other species) has been doing for thousands of years.

    Well then why is cannabis illegal?


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    #30
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    KeithM89 wrote: »
    Do it - then i can become a Beer Baron and get to wear a hat...

    And be like Homer in that episode! :D


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    #31
    blackalicious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭blackalicious


    alcohol does a lot more damage to society than a lot of the illegal drugs. that said i would never be in favour of illegalizing it.. sure im a semi alcoholic as it is..


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