Far more are like the drunk driver who plowed into a co-worker, killing him. The drunk driver had been cited numerous times before, had his license suspended for X days, then he was back on the road drunk. This time, he killed a young man who never harmed anyone, leaving a young widow and small children as orphans.
Or a neighbor's boyfriend who would get drunk and beat up his girlfriend. He finally went too far. His girlfriend is dead and he's doing a life sentence.
We tried Prohibition — it didn't work. Age limits and taxes haven't deterred the stupid. Educational programs don't work either. How do we protect society from the terminally stupid, but not infringe on people's rights to enjoy a brew or 2? I don't know.
...we don’t live in a perfect world where everyone is responsible...
...Far more are like the drunk driver who plowed into a co-worker, killing him. The drunk driver had been cited numerous times before, had his license suspended for X days, then he was back on the road drunk...
...Or a neighbor’s boyfriend who would get drunk and beat up his girlfriend. He finally went too far. His girlfriend is dead and he’s doing a life sentence...
...We tried Prohibition it didn’t work. Age limits and taxes haven’t deterred the stupid. Educational programs don’t work either....
...How do we protect society from the terminally stupid, but not infringe on people’s rights to enjoy a brew or 2? I don’t know...