[andyt]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/alcohol-kills-more-aids-tb-violence-20110211-040257-470.html


Special for Zipper:

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One of the most effective ways to curb drinking, especially among young people, is to raise taxes, the report said. Setting age limits for buying and consuming alcohol, and regulating alcohol levels in drivers, also reduce abuse if enforced.

[DrCaleb]

Yet, old women and 4 year olds get patted down before they board a plane.

[Mr_Canada]

[andyt]

Mr_Canada wrote:

It's a shame prohibition only made worse drunks.

Actually it didn't. Prohibition worked, it decreased alcohol consumption quite a bit. Unfortunately it also gave rise to organized crime, caused deaths by home stills, and criminalized otherwise law abiding citizens. And was the genesis of stock car racing - the worst horror of all.

[martin14]

andyt wrote:

Mr_Canada wrote:

It's a shame prohibition only made worse drunks.

Actually it didn't. Prohibition worked, it decreased alcohol consumption quite a bit. Unfortunately it also gave rise to organized crime, caused deaths by home stills, and criminalized otherwise law abiding citizens. And was the genesis of stock car racing - the worst horror of all.

well done Andy.

[DerbyX]

andyt wrote:

Mr_Canada wrote:

It's a shame prohibition only made worse drunks.

Actually it didn't. Prohibition worked, it decreased alcohol consumption quite a bit. Unfortunately it also gave rise to organized crime, caused deaths by home stills, and criminalized otherwise law abiding citizens. And was the genesis of stock car racing - the worst horror of all.

Can you prove that because all prohibition really did was drive the problem underground and not temper consumption.

Portugal has had great success changing its policy on drugs.

Drug use went down instead of spiraling skywards as anti-drug crusaders claim.

Canada should adopt their strategy.

[Proculation]

So, I wear those condoms all the time for nothing because I will die of alcohol ??? What a waste !

[DerbyX]

I suspect you wear them to prevent loads of little Procs in addition to the disease thing. Somehow I suspect if you had to deal with 6 or 7 screaming kids you'd be guzzling the booze hoping for an early demise.

[Wada]

If only we had a leader with vision.

[Proculation]

DerbyX wrote:

I suspect you wear them to prevent loads of little Proc in addition to the diseas thing. Somehow I suspect if you had to deal with 6 or 7 screaming kids you'd be guzzling the booze hoping for an early demise.

I'm still not at the point of my life to have kids

[Mr_Canada]

[Proculation]

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Shit, welcome back Derbs.

I thought I was not seeing clearly ! He's back !!

Now the debates will be interesting !

Welcome back

[Proculation]

And the ferret is back too !

[DerbyX]

Thanks. Don't know if I can afford to be "interesting" anymore. Entertaining might be all I can manage. Engrossing is a given though!

[Proculation]

DerbyX wrote:

Thanks. Don't know if I can afford to be "interesting" anymore. Entertaining might be all I can manage. Engrossing is a given though!

Go back to your nest then, ferret

Winter isn't over !