What I don't understand is why countries still allow bars that serve alcohol to remain open? What benefit or purpose to society does alcohol provide? Why is Anheuser-Busch even allowed to stay in business?
We all know that tonight (or any given night) somebody is going to leave a bar inebriated, climb into a car and kill someone. Perhaps we should pass a law prohibiting driving under the influence...oh, wait......there already are laws that make that illegal. We already have laws in place restricting who can legally operate a vehicle (age, eye sight, knowledge, driving skill, etc.), so we passing anymore laws restricting driving priviledges would be moot. Hmmmm. We could hold the bar owner/bar tender accountable....well, there are laws for that, too. yada yada yada.....
Seems we've exhausted every possible avenue to prevent drunk drivers from killing. What we really need to do is go to the source, imo. Eliminate alcohol and its manufacturers. I know I'd feel safer while I'm legally exercising my driving priviledges.
I was born in the south, lived abroad my teen years. Dad was a gun smith in his latter years. I own/operate on a row-crop farm. I couldn't tell you how many firearms I have scattered in various closets, on walls, in drawers or in the gun safes. I have thousands of rounds of pistol, rifle and shotgun ammunition.
Every person I know here in this parish has a firearm (Even DeWayne, the double homicide convicted felon that works for me is packing. But don't worry, he hacked his girlfriend and lover to death with a hatchet. He didn't shoot them. He served his 7 years and is back working for me.) I don't personally know anyone that has been killed by or used a firearm in a fit of rage or self-defense against someone.
On the other hand, two of my family members have been affected by drunk drivers. My nephew died of injuries at the ripe old age of 21 from injuries he suffered when a drunk driver leaving the bar lost control and ran him over on the sidewalk. Three years ago, my other sister and her husband were stopped at a red light one Saturday morning around noon when a drunk driver ran into the back of their Volvo. My sister was lucky and was only badly bruised. Her husband is still learning how to walk. His side airbag did not deploy and he suffered severe head trauma. Fortunately, he is an attorney and still able to work. He just can't walk or climb stairs....Silly drunk driver. He didn't even have insurance or a driver's license.....
Screw guns. Drunks kill people. People get drunk drinking alcoholic beverages. Why does anyone need to drink? Get rid of alcohol. It serves no purpose to society that I can think of. The consequences far outweigh any benefits....
