Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
>
> On Monday, June 11, 2001 5:16 PM, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
>
> >Since alcohol is implicated in half of traffic fatalities and a significant
>
> >number of acts of violence, how much regulation do you think should be put
> >on its availability and use?
> >-- Ronn! :)
>
> Well, there are laws that limit the activities that your allowed to
> engage in while under the influence of alcohol. You are not allowed
> to drive any vehicule while drunk. Drunkenness is even a reason for
> arrest. Since the laws forbidding driving wgile drunk were passed and
> have actually started to be enforced, the number of accidents has
> dramatically dropped. It is now a matter of how far we need to go,
> diminishing the rights of all to make sure that the few don't transgress
> the laws. In all cases, wether it be alcohol, drugs or firearms, it is
> a matter of balancing individual freedom against the good of the population.
I think it's time we limited the advertising of alcoholic beverages as well -
as was done with cigarettes many years ago. The beer spots on TV for example,
are aimed directly at under age kids.
Doug
