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Tony Bennett · 06-04-2008, 06:25 PM

tamashi wrote: "I would massively increase the penalties for being drunk and disorderly in public since anyone getting themselves into that state is obviously not mature enough to handle alcohol regardless of how old they are".

REPLY: Agreed. With over one million A & E admissions a year for alcohol-related injuries - and all the associated ills that accompany heavy and uncontrolled drinking - the failure to enforce 'drunk and disorderly' legislation is scandalous.

I think a sufficient penalty might be 48 hours in the police cells. If a blood test proved a certain level of alcohol in the blood, then it would be an automatic and recordable criminal offence. On a second or third offence, compulsory referral to a secure alcohol rehabilitation centre would be appropriate.

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P.S. Do you have a better solution for stopping so many young children being left on their own?

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06-04-2008, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tony Bennett Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 769	Drunk and disorderly penalties tamashi wrote: "I would massively increase the penalties for being drunk and disorderly in public since anyone getting themselves into that state is obviously not mature enough to handle alcohol regardless of how old they are". REPLY: Agreed. With over one million A & E admissions a year for alcohol-related injuries - and all the associated ills that accompany heavy and uncontrolled drinking - the failure to enforce 'drunk and disorderly' legislation is scandalous. I think a sufficient penalty might be 48 hours in the police cells. If a blood test proved a certain level of alcohol in the blood, then it would be an automatic and recordable criminal offence. On a second or third offence, compulsory referral to a secure alcohol rehabilitation centre would be appropriate. ------ P.S. Do you have a better solution for stopping so many young children being left on their own? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by Tony Bennett; 06-04-2008 at 06:28 PM.