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Alcohol should be banned everywhere. (lemy.lol)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by King@lemy.lol to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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There is not a single reason for any human to get access to alcohol to drink.

Edit 1:

Just to add the people who say that banning does not work is like saying banning guns does not work because people is going to find a way to get them or like saying we should not have speed limits because it does not prevent people from speeding. (Their opinions does not make sense to me)

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[–] HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

The result of banning drugs in the real world (including alcohol) have repeatedly been demonstrated to be:

Users continue to get their drug
What they get is no longer of a reliable potency or purity. Many users are harmed by this
Black market sellers who are providing the product of uncertainty potency and purity have no access to peaceful legal systems for settling disputes, and resort to violence, hurting and killing each other and bystanders

The net effect is significantly worse than if you spend the effort providing education, assistance getting clean, known safe units, and quality of life increases - most people use to escape their lives. If their lives are better, there's no need to escape.