How they dealt with drunks in the past.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....glands-drunkards.html

There are some shady looking characters here, but at least the law knew how to deal with them.

Would the police bother photographing modern day drunks, and then distributing their "mug shots" around the pubs and clubs?

[Mr Veritas]

When I was young,and first drinking (I was born in 1923) there were (believe it or not) very few drunks.
This was for several reasons:~
It was socially frowned on to be that drunk.
People(well in my social class) couldn't afford to drink much,given the low wages they got.(even though beer was not expensive)
Drinking hours were shorter then,many pubs closed at 10.00pm(9.30 on Sundays).
The main reason was family.A working man might go to the pub after work for an hour,but woe betide him if he was lated for his tea/supper!
or he might go after dinner for about an hour or two,again the wife would expect him in at a certain time!
Working class men did not (usually) drink at their midday dinner break,mainly because pubs were excluded from being opened near large factories,and because employers could (and did) sack men for having alcohol on their breath.
In my youth,if a copper thought someone was drunk they made his mate take him home,if he was abusive he spent the night in a cell sobering up.

[anotheoldgit]

Very interesting post Mr Veritis, Wasn't steel; workers allowed beer during their shift, to replace their sweat?

In my town. the police had a wagon they called "The Black Maria" into which they would throw the drunks. I think the fine was Five Shillings for habitual offenders, where they managed to get this type of money from was anybodies guess.

Regarding the working man "calling for one" on his way home, on Friday's pay day, "woe betide" him if his missus found the pay envelope had been opened.

Much safer in the "nick".

[VHG]

>Would the police bother photographing modern day drunks, and then distributing their "mug shots" around the pubs and clubs?

They do with modern shoplifters.

Most modern shopping centres photograph well known shoplifters and put their pictures in the room where the security people are watching the TV screens.

If they see one enter the shopping centre word goes around via the walkie talkie and the person is followed (secretly) to see what they are up to (they are also followed on the security cameras as well).

[anotheoldgit]

VHG

I was referring to modern day drunks not shoplifters.

[piggynose]

talking about alcohol being available in or near a factory. I remember working in b.leyland in the 80´s and they had a bar on the grounds, next to the canteen, so every day at about 12.30 it was quite busy. can you imagine people returning to their work places after about 3 pints every day.
i´m no saint, i did have the ocasional pint myself