Binge drinking in the UK

[Patrick O)))]

Is a problem. Has anyone here given it's prevention much thought?

Reason for thread: the Co-op is now going to start IDing people for alcohol and cigarettes if they look under 25.



:-/



Twenty, five.

[Meatplow]

Binge drinking is a huge problem here in Australia as well.

The under 25 rule has been in place here for a long time. Most people selling alcohol are incredibly lazy though, and it doesn't really get much attention in my experience.

As for prevention, as long as alcohol is readily available and there to drink yourself to death with somebody is going to do it.

[Josh is Gay]

they've been doing that for years

well maybe not co-op i wouldnt know i dont shop there because what respectable person does really

[Josh is Gay]

i like it when kids wait outside and ask you to buy stuff for them

i always do it i feel like im contributing something to the world

[Meatplow]

It's not worth the potential consequences if you get caught.

What do I care if a bunch of kids don't get to drink themselves stupid? They can go huff some petrol for all I care.

[Josh is Gay]

the cigarettes are legal to buy and give to kids that are underage

the alcohol is nothing really i dont think there are any serious consequences

[Patrick O)))]

What's the legal age in Australia?

In the UK it's 18. It's been convention for a long time now to ask for ID if you appear to be under 21, but 25 seems to me completely over the top.

I understand the logic, that 18 year olds these days generally look older than they used to, but given that the under-18 law is designed to combat under-age drinking and not binge drinking, the law in this instance is not fit for purpose.

It seems to me that Co-op (a pretty major supermarket chain, which is naturally coming under fire for not doing enough to combat binge-drinking) is trying to appear to be taking positive steps, whilst at the same time trying desperately not to raise the prices of their cheapest offers and on their cheapest lines, which is actually the chief problem.

It's a personal grievance, given that the only IDs they accept are driving liscences and passports of which I have neither, but after giving it some thought even removing myself from the picture it's still, an annoying and deflective step to take.

[Meatplow]

Originally Posted by Patrick O)))

What's the legal age in Australia?

18 here as well.

[Josh is Gay]

desperately not to raise the prices of their cheapest offers and on their cheapest lines, which is actually the chief problem.

they're trying to bring in minimum pricing here for alcohol

but thats dumb what why should i have to pay for it

why shouldnt kids be allowed to drink themselves to death too

you moral crusaders need to relax man

[Patrick O)))]

Hmm.

They're very strict with it here though. Possibly because the various policies get fiddled with every 6 months.

I'm 6'2", full beard, a few tattoos, university graduate and I tower over the 15 year olds they have behind the counters at supermarkets and it's really winding me up how often I get ID'd, especially compared to the pitifully few times I actually try to buy the stuff from a shop.

Originally Posted by fafafa

they're trying to bring in minimum pricing here for alcohol

but thats dumb what why should i have to pay for it

why shouldnt kids be allowed to drink themselves to death too

you moral crusaders need to relax man

Partly I agree. Your stereotypical binge-drinker is never someone I have any sympathy for, and couldn't give two-poops about how they end up of a night (just as soon as they start charging the self-inflicted for wasting the NHS's time). But the trashed club-owners, mugging victims, assault victims etc, I do sympathise with, and I don't mind paying a little extra on occasion if it prevents some measure of anti-social behaviour.

Especially given the cheapest lines are terrible ciders, vodkas and alcopops generally associated with alcohol abuse which I wouldn't touch with a barge pole, and would be hit first and hardest by any price rise.

But generally speaking I think it's the consequences that would be the biggest deterrent, not short-term fiscal injury. If people who needed their stomach pumped of a friday night had to pay the NHS bills for the ambulance, paramedics and Accident and Emergency facilities they required we wouldn't have half the problems we do.

That and national service. But blah blah blah.

[Josh is Gay]

i never get id'd as long as i have a little stubble

but i shop at tesco and its middle aged women who work there

[Patrick O)))]

Bored looking asian lads will put anything through

[Mr. Ron]

Is there any sort of social study that points to a cause or causes for this?

[Josh is Gay]

ya

socialism and the government

4srs man

[JohnXDoe]

i don't understand it. if a person is a habitual binge drinker, they should seek immediate treatment

they do this in america, too. i mean its always been a problem, but its gotten outrageous

[JohnXDoe]

Originally Posted by Patrick O)))

Is a problem. Has anyone here given it's prevention much thought?

Reason for thread: the Co-op is now going to start IDing people for alcohol and cigarettes if they look under 25.

-/

Twenty, five.

we get carded in L.A. if you look under 30. has been like that for years

no biggie

[Meatplow]

I once had to check ID with some dude who looked like he was 15 when I was working in a gas station, he had to spend 20 minutes looking through his car for the damn thing when he finally did it said he was 35 I was like ****

[Jaundice]

I would binge drink my self braindead if I were in the UK right now

just to celebrate my undying love for the British and almost every thing they stand for (except gun control)

[Stevie]

uh are you talking about binge drinking or underage drinking? because IDing people at 25 has little to do with binge drinking

[JohnXDoe]

this is true. in L.A. its more a "drunk driving" thing

so, its a diversion

pour another round!