[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by arsenal

Like others have said. Raising prices inside the establishment is just plain stupid. It will cause people to pre drink more, and get drunk before they go to the bar, then buy 2 or 3 drinks at the bar to keep the buzz going. It isn't going to solve anything.

They should stop serving at around 2, and close when the last person leaves the bar, at around 3 or 4. Keep the music going, people dancing etc, and let people leave at their leisure.

But yah, the gov't should stop trying to regulate everything.

No bar is going to let people hang around untill 3 or 4 unless they are allowed to sell them booze. Why stay open when you're not making any money.
It's the stopping sales at 2 that causes a lot of the problems.