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Old 03-06-2008, 09:32   #37
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Re: Last Round on the Underground
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Originally Posted by Incognitas View Post
Because I was thirsty and I wanted to.What other reasons would there be?

My point isn't necessarily about drinking on the underground.It's the very gradual erosion of legal rights by the back door method of just banning things WITHOUT any real mandate from the public as a whole.

Its unfortunate but,without putting my rose tinted specs on,there was a time when there was a much more rigourous moral code in this country. It was unspoken but most people knew the rules off by heart.

For example..

People would not spit or vomit in public unless they were ill or afflicted

People would not smoke weed on the bus

People might give up their seat for an older person or a lady

Peole might hold a door open for you to pass through behind them rather than let it slam in your face

People would say excuse me or sorry if they bashed into you whilst passing

The list is endless....

And so it is that at the same time,the only person you might see drinking in public would be what we used to call a tramp (now ostensibly a homeless person) or a hopeless wino.

The moral code of which i speak has been depleted and no longer exists in the same form or to the same degree.

That is why behaviours have to be formalised with regulations. We cannot assume that what is not expressly forbidden by law is therefore permissable.

You speak of a mandate. The mandate was granted to the present Government at the general election. We gave them leave to run the country and to make law as necessary.

I would bet a months wages that if a national referendum were carried out as to whether people wished to restrict the sale and public use of alcohol,it would receive a resounding yes vote. The country is crying out for it.

That is not to say that those who enjoy a drink cannot continue. It just has to be enjoyed in the right and proper circumstances. I too enjoy the odd drink and a bit of socialising but i would never dream of swigging it in an unlicenced public place because i have some level of respect for my fellow man.
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