Ban Alchohol NOW!

[pgc hunter]

Society continues to breed gems such as this.

http://forum.weatherzone.com.au/ubbt...pics/1072189/1

roflcopter.

Should one of life's last pleasurable and legal freedoms be banned? Discuss.

[AndrewJ]

Sounds like the poster was drunk to me.

Andrew

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

Well, I couldn't quite tell, but I suspect he was drunk while he was typing that.

[leon]

No you don't have ban it, just get the users to be more responsible with it.
If one smokes he/she are second class citizens and are rigorously controlled for there habit.
Drinkers on the other hand cause more death, child abuse, antisocial behavior, rape, family dysfunction, violence, and the list goes on, but not much is done to curb this.
The pubs and clubs are open till dawn, any anyone can drink to excess at will.
But smoke a fag in the wrong place and one is nearly arrested.

Leon

[AstralTraveller (David)]

I think JCU should be very concerned that this person was able to obtain a BSc. His argument is shallow and ill conceived and he exhibits profound historical ignorance. He also cannot construct a grammatically correct English sentence and his expression is so poor that his meaning is frequently garbled or lost completely. If I were to receive an essay of this quality, particularly from a third year student, that student would not pass the assessment. The quality of his contribution gives the lie to his assertion that "Sober = clear thinking", or was he drunk at the time?

[traveller (Bo)]

Originally Posted by leon

No you don't have ban it, just get the users to be more responsible with it.
If one smokes he/she are second class citizens and are rigorously controlled for there habit.
Drinkers on the other hand cause more death, child abuse, antisocial behavior, rape, family dysfunction, violence, and the list goes on, but not much is done to curb this.
The pubs and clubs are open till dawn, any anyone can drink to excess at will.
But smoke a fag in the wrong place and one is nearly arrested.

Leon

Hear hear Leon.
Unfortunately people are becoming increasingly self focused and dont take actions and be responsible for their own behaviour.
Alcohol and ciggies are our two biggest killers, and yet Govt makes a fortune through taxes and the like (the same for gambling). All three are shown to be extremely addictive as well. Time for Govt to be responsible for all the "sin taxes" they collect rather than for the lot to all go into "consolidated revenue".

[alistairsam]

Is this guy for real? clearly deluded. he can't differentiate between people with control and people without, good and bad, diluted, undiluted aclohol, etc.

There's a huge difference between social drinking and being addicted and causing harm.
no denying ill effects, but banning it causes several other repercussions which I've seen for myself when living in those countries. won't go into that.
I'm surprised he has a BSc. very sad.

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Now THAT is funny !!!

The guys english obviously needs some attention, His outlook is too narrow ... but his biggest problem is "Its his way or the highway"

He's got MUCH bigger problems than a drink would give him !!!

[Octane (Humayun)]

Clearly, English isn't his first language.

He's obviously been affected by something traumatic in his life. Have some sympathy, and, let it be.

H

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

I think JCU should be very concerned that this person was able to obtain a BSc. His argument is shallow and ill conceived and he exhibits profound historical ignorance. He also cannot construct a grammatically correct English sentence and his expression is so poor that his meaning is frequently garbled or lost completely. If I were to receive an essay of this quality, particularly from a third year student, that student would not pass the assessment. The quality of his contribution gives the lie to his assertion that "Sober = clear thinking", or was he drunk at the time?

That's exactly what I was thinking. Kooks will be kooks, but at least a kook from JCU with a BSc should be able to string a few words together.

[iceman (Mike)]

Seems like trolling.

[TrevorW]

Ban no control yes, I just don't see the need for pubs and night clubs to be open all night

I've never heard of a smoker killing someeone while driving a car

I've done some stupid things while drunk during my young adult years but the level of violence these days has got out of hand IMO

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

Ban booze?
I think they tried that somewhere before without much success.

[OzRob (Rob)]

Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

Ban booze?
I think they tried that somewhere before without much success.

Yes I watched a documentary series about that not long ago. It clearly didn't work and fed the development of organised crime.

Prohibition

Far too much trying to wrap everyone in cotton wool already IMO.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Cant ban it when i love it.
Gotta have something to steady the nerves.

Cheers

[GeoffW1 (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by Kevnool

Cant ban it when i love it.
Gotta have something to steady the nerves.

Cheers

I have a mate who has in his career worked overseas in countries where alcohol consumption was severely discouraged in public, although he says it was common in private.

He tells of a person who applied for a job there and quoted him as a referee. He was duly contacted and asked

"Does Mr X have any problems with alcohol?"

He reckons he replied "NOOO, he LOVES it !!"

I think I heard that joke elsewhere though

Cheers

[Kevnool (Kev)]

True tho Geoff.
Gotta have a beer or three after work and more on the weekend.

Cheers

[Hagar (Doug)]

Looks like a post to get a response. If he is for real it does say a lot about his degree and the university which gave it to him. If that is clear thinking all i can say is God help him if he ever gets drunk. He will be an intelectual monster. Literally.

[pgc hunter]

No, this guy's actually for real. He posts similar stuff on another forum:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...177&highlight=
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...383&highlight=
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...124&highlight=


He seems to alternate between trolling and attempting to post knowledgable material from what I've seen reading this bloke's posts.

Ban Alchohol - no way! Never going to happen. Failed experiment. It's already taxed to death in this country - a 750ml bottle of Vodka is worth only about $5, yet we are paying $26 for the cheapest rotgut? My 6 pack of cider cost $12.90 less than a couple of years ago, now it cost that when it's on "special"! And over $20 for a 6 pack of bourbon? What a joke. No more of this nanny state tripe thanks.

IN Hungary I could get a 750ml Vodka for about 7 bucks and 500ml can of beer is as cheap as 50c. But quality of life there, re wages, employment opportunities etc is much worse there than here, it's dirt cheap to me, with an exchange rate of $1AUD = 240 forint, to them it's not.

[blindman]

I would say Avoid psycho Forums