I don't think the problem is being addressed. I had an old friend back in the day who I grew up with. I hadn't seen him in a couple of years so we decided to catch up with a couple of beers. Towards the end of the evening we decided to hop from one establishment to the other. They were in walking distance. We walk outside to where he was parked so he can grab his lighter and my friend notices a stack of trays full of draught glasses. He proceeds to grab a tray and is fumbling with his keys to get his trunk open. I'm standing there bewildered at first and then laughing at his bravo. The waitress comes out and asks what he thinks he is doing. he puts them back still laughing and we both go staggering down the street. My old friend was never known as a thief and if I had been sober I certainly wouldn't had stood there laughing at him attempting to commit a crime. Alcohol clouded our judgement. I've known others who get violent when they drink or think they are tougher than they obviously are. People wake up in bed with partners that they would never have considered bedding if they were sober. Others drive drunk. The point is some people make very poor decisions when they have drunk a few. If the law wishes to stop their illegal behaviour it needs to hit the source: Their drinking. Prohibit a drunk driver from drinking for one year. It is a lot easier to monitor than their driving. Like probation they can expect random and regular testing. We already have the apparatus to do the testing at every police station. Failure o take a test or being found with any alcohol in your system automatically sends you directly to jail.
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