Many crimes are related to the consumption of alcohol. Some people think the best way to reduce the crime rate is to ban alcohol. Do you think this is an effective measure against crime? What other solutions can you suggest?

Drinking too much

alcohol

increases the risk of injuries and violence. According to

this

fact,

therefore

, some

people

will argue that the high

crime

rate

is closely tied to the consumption of

alcohol

, and the government should enact laws to ban

people

from drinking in order to decrease the

crime

rate

. In my opinion, I disagree with

this

idea as I think the influence of

this

method on tackling

crime

is minor and it cannot effectively reduce the

crime

rate

. Only by educating can really curb

crime

.

First

of all, a prohibition against

alcohol

cannot prevent

crimes

from happening.

This

is because most criminals are conscious when committing

crimes

.

For example

, appalling

crimes

such

as abduction, killing, and bank robbery are usually carefully planned and are carried out by a group of

people

due to the fact that these criminals will not carry out

such

big events after getting drunk. While not allowing

people

to drink might avoid drunk driving, forbidding

people

to drink cannot really fight

crime

.

On the other hand

, education can indeed cut down the

crime

rate

. According to the research concerned, during the past two decades, most of the

crimes

happened because these criminals were less educated and were more disrespectful to others’ property and rights compared to normal

people

.

Thus

, if

people

can more or less develop virtues

such

as compassion, kindness, and courtesy through education, the

crime

rate

will decrease. In conclusion, it is not difficult to imagine that many recommend the government to announce a prohibition against

alcohol

to deal with

crime

, but

this

effort can merely bring some surface effects. The best way to address

crime

is through education.