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Depends on who is being hurt. Given the issue of drunk driving killing children, and given the current push to restrict rights to save children, I think inform
by PurpleBoxDragon 9y ago
Depends on who is being hurt. Given the issue of drunk driving killing children, and given the current push to restrict rights to save children, I think informing the public of the number of children killed because of alcohol is important so that we can push for banning it (not a total ban, but a ban of the most dangerous stuff, which I will begin calling assault alcohol).
- ch4s3 9y ago> given the current push to restrict rights to save children What do you mean by that?
- PurpleBoxDragon 9y agoAdmittingly based off of personal experience and limited to US culture, but I have seen/read a recent uptick in the number of people arguing we should restrict rights when those rights might lead to the death of children, including a number of decent sized rallies.
- digi_owl 9y agoSounds like a variant of the age old "think of the children" meme...
- francisofascii 9y agoI think heavier taxes and more limits would be a better approach rather than a ban. Similar to smoking. In America we used to have to go to special stores only open certain hours. Alcohol is everywhere now, grocery stores, commercials, etc. Ideally there is a middle ground between prohibition and ubiquitous.
- grandmczeb 9y ago> In America we used to have to go to special stores only open certain hours That was (and is) entirely state dependent.
- kylek 9y agoI always thought it was kind of fascinating that dry counties "still" exist- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dry_communities_by_U.S._state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dry_communities_by_U.S...