Many crimes are often related to the consumption of alcohol some people think that the best way to reduce the crime rate is to ban alcohol. Do you think this is an effective measure against crime? What other solution can you suggest?
Alcohol
-related crimes are steadily on the rise in many countries. Whilst many argue the way to curtail this
sort of crime is to ban alcohol
altogether, I do not think this
is an effective measure. In the course of this
essay, I will substantiate my reasoning whilst providing possible solutions.
First
and foremost, the thing to remember is that alcohol
alone does not create criminals, it is the lack of understanding of one's limit which causes criminal activity. If governments decide to ban the sale of alcohol
, people
will decide to get it illegally, which can have dire consequences. For example
, In Kerala, because of the pandemic, all the bars have been closed for months, so to assist the demand for the drink, many people
resorted to illegal means to make alcohol
. After the same of this
, it was reported that at least 15 people
had died because the illegal alcohol
purchased was tainted.
Some solutions for this
would be to introduce cards, which allow people
to purchase legally a certain quantity of alcohol
for a certain period. To deter major consumption of the drink, the governments need to increase to price and difficulty of obtaining such
cards. For example
, in Dubai, the government has introduced licenced shops where individuals can purchase a set quantity of alcohol
for 6 months. Now, these cards are not distributed willy nilly, instead
, they are issued based on a person's income, and are priced higher as well. Furthermore
, there is very high policing between different states, so that no one can take advantage of lenient rules.
In conclusion, the banning of alcohol
is not a practical solution, but instead
, the punishment for drunken criminal activity needs to be increased severely to deter people
from consuming over their legal limit.Submitted by Nigelvictorlawrence on
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