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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
I'd rather have a police presence on the tube to arrest drunks. I dont drink, but I dont see why alcohol(or anything else) needs to be banned as a premptve strike as such.... where will it all stop? Dont get me wrong, i wouldnt mind seeing a total ban, im all for anything resembling an islamic state lololol.....
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Surely it's more efficient to let people know that the tube is not somewhere to get drunk and give staff the authority to deal with sober people before they get intoxicated?
If someone is on the tube and then gets drunk, isn't it too late then?
Prevention is better than treatment.
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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
I heard something about pointed kitchen knives being banned as the point serves no purpose and its used for stabbing? lets ban cars from the public roads too because of all the irresponsible drivers who are a danger to other road users and the public.
You personally drive, shall we ban cars off the road because of all the accidents caused?
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People are aware of the risks with driving, most people I know (and many participants of this thread judging by the "but there's not a drinking problem on the tube" type posts) don't expect to come across drunks on the tube, after all, why should they? It's not a pub, it's a transportation system which has dangers such as those pesky trains and their live rails.
A friend of mine worked for Silverlink many moons ago, and she recounted an incident where a young man had been drinking on the last train and got off at the wrong station. Staggering around disorientated, he met the live rail and ended up dead.
Incidently, on the roads legislation has been brought in to reduce the risk of injury, such as local councils using their power (rather than parliment voting for it) to impliment 20mph areas. Wonder if Incog objects to that too as it wasn't parliment?
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Originally Posted by Incognitas
You made my point for me...Except I want it done by the government and through the law courts NOT by regulations set up by councils.If I'm going to lose my freedoms I want it as official as it should be...So I and others can vote the bummers out at the next election.
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You mean following legal process and using the powers given to them by government then?
So you're objecting because council use powers given to them as decided by parliment rather than parliment deciding to do the same thing when they represent the majority of people who don't live in London? O-K....
Anyway, are you happy for people to be able to become drunk and disorderly through drinking on the tube or should they be prevented from that?