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> Public space alcohol consumption is one of the weirdest metrics I’ve seen to gauge freedom. How so? It seems to me that the people's ability to use and enjoy
by nautilius 5y ago
> Public space alcohol consumption is one of the weirdest metrics I’ve seen to gauge freedom.
How so? It seems to me that the people's ability to use and enjoy public spaces as they fit (of course unless they intrude on other people's freedom) is at the very heart of what I consider freedom.
> And of course, you’re free to drink privately.
And of course you're free to express your opinion privately, at home, when no one's listening. See the problem with that kind of 'freedom'?
- t-3 5y agoThe reason many municipalities ban public drunkenness is because it intrudes upon other people's freedom. Very many people tend to behave badly while drunk!
- InitialLastName 5y agoMany other places deal with that by making behaving badly the thing you're not allowed to do, rather than the activities that sometimes lead people (who partake in them irresponsibly) to behave badly.
- nautilius 5y agoAh, a preemptive punishment for all! The very heart of what I would call freedom! Wonderful!