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Australian Town Bans Alcohol
Well, it appears that dry towns are no longer an American anomaly. The Australian town of Alice Springs has banned alcohol drinking in public places because "large groups of people, mostly Aborigines, binge drink in 'full view' of other residents and tourists", The Guardian reports.
The restrictions apparently do not affect Alice Springs' 90 licensed clubs, hotels or restaurants, and a park near the town used for picnics. It seems that this ban is de facto directed mainly at the 3,000 Aborigines who live in town camps in the area. Great! Now, the impoverished Aborigines will also be more likely to be engaged in criminal activity (of making illegal alcohol and drinking it.)
Is there one place on this planet where prohibition actually solved a major drinking problem?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MJ Aug 2nd 2007 1:19PM
I am sure they are not the only ones getting stinking drunk!!! Something else to take away from them????
samsos Aug 3rd 2007 8:12AM
Yep, binge drinking is a problem, but to go back to the dry time?
I saw yestrday this (funny) article regarding to binge drinking and it sounds really dangerous...
Check this link if you are intersted: http://www.wwwpd.org/?p=23
Steven Aug 14th 2007 1:19AM
Oh please its not prohibition , your just not allowed to drink in public which is a law in most Australian cities anyway ( and also some US ones I believe ? )
They can still buy as much alcohol as they want , when they want, provided they drink it indoors and not sitting in the street.