Drunk Tanks?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42506706
What do we think?

[Mamyalynne]

Google is good for finding stats.

[Jahulaye]

But bad for extending a debate and making sure relevant information stays here for future readers

[ToraToraTora]

well in Europe I think ware are second only to The Irish but world wide the poles, Russians etc are much heavier. I have also heard of some Pacific Islands that are pretty heavy duty too, not to mention the NZ problem with the maoris.

[Gromit]

There are many populations that like a drink as much as the English. But we seem to go on to be abusive and a nuisance.
When young English men and women go abroad they hit the cheap booze and embarrass us all. You do not see the Irish or French doing that.
The same with football, English fans are the worst in the world, and the Irish the best, all down to our inability to drink responsibly.

[Jahulaye]

About girl drinking culture

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/10484563/British-girls-have-almost-worst-drinking-habits-in-Western-world.html

[ToraToraTora]

neat gromit, thread an anti British rant in there, well done!

[Gromit]

Sorry Tora,
I phrased it wrong. I should have said we have the best drunken thugs in the world :-)

[ummmm]

It's not anti British. It's true!

[hereIam]

Frankly I couldn't give a toss about anybody who gets so drunk that they can no longer stand or vomit over everyone. Why is it only a good night out if you are totally incapable ?? Disgusting that these people have to be looked after by the already over stretched NHS when it is all self induced.

And, the police do still arrest for drunk and disorderly !

[Jackdaw33]

I don't know if they still exist but the USSR used to have special drying-out centres for those found drunk in the streets.

[douglas9401]

It's only fair I suppose, given the amount of loot thrown at abusers of illegal (untaxed) drugs.

[jno]

Britain's not high in the list of alcohol consumers

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/who-drinks-the-most-alcohol-consumption-by-country.html

But in the list of those who stagger down the street chanting "Brexit! Brexit! Brexit! Oi Oi Oi!" it may be different :-)

[whiskeryron]

Can't answer this, all I know is I used to have a Tiger in my tank. Don't know where its gone.

[Khandro]

The daftest idea I've heard about for a long time. Let 'em sleep in the street in their own vomit.

[-Talbot-]

I can only assume that most of you on this thread are teetotalers and don't go out drinking anywhere.

[andy-hughes]

This speaks to previous threads where I have commented on the simple fact that alcohol is so woven into British culture, that to start to take serious steps to curb its abuse is political suicide, which is why successive governments tiptoe around the edges of serious action.

I am in favour of the drunk tank, with a £200 for first use, escalating with each subsequent visit.

If you can afford to give yourself alcohol poisoning, then you can afford the treatment to keep you safe.

We really need to educate people that giving themselves brain damage with chemical stimulants is not the pinnacle of a great night out.

[david small]

Leave them where they are stupid enough to end up. Personal responsibility, it is they that should face the consequences of their own ridiculously immature behaviour. Actions have consequences.

[hereIam]

Talbot what a stupid comment. Of course I like a drink every now and again, BUT I don't get paralytic, nor did I when I was young, and expect the overworked NHS to look after me!!

[-Talbot-]

Why is it a daft comment?

[andy-hughes]

Talbot - // Why is it a daft comment? //

Because it makes the assumption that most posters know nothing of what they say because they don't drink alcohol, and they don't go out - which I am sure is miles wide of the mark.

As I have argued previously and probably will again, you don't need direct experience of a subject to have an opinion, and offer it in debate - and absence of direct experience does not lessen the value of a point of view.