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Old 02-01-2010, 21:40   #27
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Re: Charging drunks that abuse the NHS

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Originally Posted by NoKnowledge View Post
Are you creating something out of nothing?...
Eh?

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...People have the right to do what they want but be warned of the consequences. Anybody who behaves in a negative manner will be dealt with in a positive manner....
So if someone repeatedly gets drunk and abuses ambulance staff, you are saying they should be given a gentle talking to and a lift home? I say they should spend the next Saturday night in custody.

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...And anyways people who end up in A&E can be drunk and be victims - somebody going about being merry and then being attacked just for bumping into them by accident....
OK, only lock them up when it happens three times in twelve months.

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... Not on a Saturday, the cells are fully loaded. I'm sure the Police have better things to do than babysit....
Make them sit in a school gym and watch "educational videos" all night.

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...Face what music?
It is an expression...

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to face the music

(idiomatic) to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/face_the_music
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