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Originally Posted by ah123
I know this is a non-starter, but I will still ask. Given that alcohol has so many negative side-effects, why has there not been an effort to curb drinking more? I sometimes get the impression that going to hockey and football games is more about the beers and less about the game. And alcohol is heavily marketed at games. Any thoughts?
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I mean effectively, alcohol would be a "drug" that has effects that may not be as crazy as cocaine, mushrooms, etc...
So are you suggesting "safe consumption sites"? Similarly to above, some of the causes of DUI are influenced by lack of available public transport / city sprawling...
If everyone lived in apartments / condos and your best friends live within a 2 block radius, you think there would be as many DUIs? There's plenty of large cities in the world where people go their entire lives not knowing how to drive at all.
In general, why has nothing been changed? Because change instills anger (sometimes it's 1 person, sometimes it's a group, sometimes it's 90% of people) even when it's for the greater good. Literally everything in politics is about this. Change is hard to implement, especially if you want to be holistic in the approach and have answers to all the FAQs
I've always been spouting that a punishment should fit the crime e.g., death for murder, you steal my car then I get your kidneys since you'd likely have nothing else of value...
I mean... specific to the cause of this thread being started, this wouldn't revive the victims (JMG&MRG) nor bring much consolation to the victim's families, but it does eliminate a repeat offender from causing more harm to someone else.