On Thu, 08 May 2008 20:55:19 +0100, Cynic
wrote:
>On Thu, 08 May 2008 20:22:21 +0100, MM wrote:
>
>>>>>Did you know that if you are aged, say, 16 and you walk down the street with
>>>>>your mates drinking beer from cans, the police can stop you, confiscate your
>>>>>beer and caution you?
>
>>>>And your point would be...?
>
>>>Possible he recalls the fact that 16 yr olds can legally drink
>>>alcohol. They just aren't allowed to buy it in a pub or offy
>
>>Drink in moderation. Do 16-year-olds ever practise that?
>
>Yes, they do. Often IME. Did *you* ever have a drink at that age?
>if so, what were *you* like?
>
>In my case, I drank too much on a few occasions around the age of 14
>or so, did a few stupid things, threw up and passed out. I then
>learned how much would get me "merry" and how much would take me too
>far. By the age of 16 I knew exactly how much I could tolerate, and
>paced my drinking to stay within it.
>
>>>>> I forget what for, but it seems a bloody good way to
>>>>>make young people loathe the police.
>
>>>>So you condone anti-social behaviour, then?
>
>>>Not as much as you do on the part of plod and the home secretary
>
>>Eh?
>
>The Home Secretary has announced that the police will deliberately set
>out oto harrass certain members of the public. Sounds anti-social
>behaviour to me.
>
>>>> (Or do you think those
>>>>nice lads will stop after three pints of scrumpy?)
>
>>>Quite possibly after 3 pints of cider they will be legless and thus
>>>harmless
>
>>In Britain it's a well-known fact that most people who have consumed a
>>lot are NOT harmless, but extremely violent.
>
>It's a well-known fallacy. The majority of drunks are harmless and go
>largely unnoticed. It's the *minority* that get the reputation.
Well, of COURSE Britain has absolutely no problem whatsoever with
binge-drinking and anti-social behaviour and other countries are
clamouring to know the secret of our success!
MM |