Alchohol.

[funkymoped]

Prohibition.

The Dry Law.

If its alcoholic, ban it ! Simple...
:-)

[Goodsoulette]

Funkymoped if you ever get in aposition where you are able to enforce this, my bloody death shall be on your hands.

[jno]

not only did it not work, it gave a huge boost to organised crime.

[joko]

actually caused more death with people brewing their own, concocting all kinds of dodgy moonshine, made from all sorts of weird stuff

[Katie~77]

Oh my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you mad funkymoped????????x

[unruliejulie]

SAY WHAT???????????????? i think its time for those nice men in the white coats to come and collect you now funkymoped!!!!!
silly man! ;-)

[ummmm]

Mr Tripod....if it's banned then the good day time abers would have nothing to report in the morning!!!!

[Pippa68]

My dad wants alcohol banned! he is a reformed alcoholic and says that alcohol is a class A drug...

[funkymoped]

i just thought a total ban on booze would get rid of some of the ass holes in the AB...

making money, deaths, moonshine, PIELS !

Pippa, im not a reformed or ex anything so cant comment on your dads addiction, but you made a valid point... the only answer worthy of 3stars..
:-)

[jno]

your dad's not wrong, Pippa, but experience shows that bans just don't work, which is a shame. If I ruled the world, everyone would be allowed one Breezer a week and maybe a glass of semillon/chardonnay, and that's it. Definitely no Guinness.

[Doc Spock]

Nothing good comes out a ban on anything. Take the hand gun fiasco following the thomas hamiliton incident in Dunblane.
All thats happens is that local shooting clubs close down but you can still buy a gun in moss side manchester for �30.
Same goes for booze, ban it and people will still drink it, problem is that villains rake in the cash and the goverment get nothing.

[Pippa68]

Thank you funkymoped :o)

My dads view is of course very personal. In the past 35 years he has tried alcohol, heroin, cocaine & cannabis. He only dabbled in 2 of these substances..alcohol was the only one he became addicted to and it almost killed him.

He has been 'dry' for 3 and a half years and for that I am very proud of him!

[Haggisdj]

Funkymoped if you ever get in a position where you are able to enforce this, YOUR bloody death shall be on MY hands.

jno - why no Guinness, what have I ever done to you ;-(

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, if you ban alcohol then surely you have to ban sex...

[unruliejulie]

Funky, alcohol contributed the the early death of my Dad but i choose to drink sensibly after seeing what it did to him. Just because something can be abused, it doesnt mean it will be by everyone, otherwise we're heading for a total ban on lots of things! Life would be dull if that happened wouldnt it? :-)

[tattoo1094]

say pippa68, a very well done to dad,
I know from past experience with drugs and alcohol how dangerous they can all be.But i have found that just because i f++++ed up does nt mean every one else will, so to take away a simple pleasure for the majority is a crime in it self we are after all a free country.
I understand the pain it can cause when people become addicted but to ban alcohol i think is a bit unrealistic funkymoped.
I think putting the age limit up would be a start may be to 21 but then we need to make sure the under 21 s have lots to do

[Haggisdj]

MrBen5 - you wouldn't have to ban it, surely the lack of alcohol would take care of that ;-(

[funkymoped]

bloody heck, im getting DEATH threats !!!!! LOL

seriously, i was joking. i do think drink is as bad as any drug on the streets today. its kills the drinker, it kills innocent bystanders, it robs familys of money.....
in short, its not good for anything....
its a drug !