Do you think that bars and clubs that give away free booze should be shut down for encouraging binge-drinking and 'putting young women in danger'?

[Davethedog]

52% OF YOU VOTE YES?????

So you think that people will stop anti- social drinking if you shut bars? How many pubs and clubs are shutting all over britain every day but still it go's on.

And as for "putting young women in danger" yes lets take all responsibility from the individual. It has nothing to do with them its all the pubs fault.

What next prosecute knife sellers for murder.

52% I despair of some people I really do.

[unrulyjulie]

i wanna know where these bloody pubs are as im yet to be given free drinks!

[Octavius]

I would be interested to know how many people actually voted, just seems like a fairly unconvincing 50/50 split to me.

Personally I think that my car manufacturer should be forced to shut down because they have allowed me to buy a car that goes really fast.

[unrulyjulie]

Im afraid we are no longer allowed to be held responsible for our own actions so therefore we have to be nannied! just one reason why this country does my head in!

[logic]

SHURRUP julie yer moaning sod.


peace, friendship.
flower power and all that, :-)

[unrulyjulie]

wow, logic called me a moaner!!!! heeheeheehee

[frodsham]

Instead of taking the slappers and chavs to hospital when they have passed out and vomitted everywhere. How about leaving them to die in there own mess, or if they survive take them to the police station, fine them a mandatory �500? and when they are sober have them clean up the streets.

[Octavius]

There was a girl in a bar in Sydney (I think, Australia anyway) who was offered a free drink if she took her knickers off.

Of course she couldn�t refuse.

You can�t buy that sort of class and personal respect/responsibility. But the bar was almost closed down for it.

[monkeyeyes]

As I live in Blackpool this is a subject fairly close to my heart. Although I couldn't identify any establishments where 'free' drinks are given, there are several that offer reduced-price drinks for women.
The rationale behind this is that where the girls are..........the high-spending boys will soon follow. In fact what seems to happen is that it encourages the consumption of vast quantities of alcohol by people unable to cope with its effects.........and as most of these folks are out 'on the pull', argy-bargy over who saw whom first, etc. spills over into fights and the good folks of the town are left to foot the bills incurred.
I believe that these sorts of promotions ought to be stopped rather than any premises closed down.
I agree that 'personal responsibility' ought to pay a part, but all too often tourists to the town seem to leave all notion of that in their home-towns.

[Davethedog]

Monkeyeyes I concur completly.

My point is that shutting these places won't alliviate or stop it. It just gets moved on.

You do have my sympathy