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Should alcohol be banned or be more regulated?

So many deaths, car crashes, marriages have been broken up due to the consumption of alcohol.

What good does alochol do for our society. Alcohol is far more dangerous than marijuana. When was the last time you ever heard of a person getting into a car accident due to marijuana or starting a fight due to marijuana.

Was the lifting of prohibition a mistake?

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    Krisztián Pintér 200+

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    Oct 14 2012: i would appreciate if you stopped calling me immoral because i enjoy alcohol. i would also appreciate if you did not want to punish me for it.
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      Kevin Jacobson

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      Oct 14 2012: You may drink responsibly, but there are a lot of morons who don't and end up running somebody over because of it.
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        Krisztián Pintér 200+

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        Oct 14 2012: so i get a license or what?
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          Jedrek Stepien 10+

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          Oct 14 2012: A stamp on one's left forearm would do. Whoever got this stamp is a responsible drinker.
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          Kevin Jacobson

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          Oct 14 2012: The point is not whether you get a license or not, it's that not everyone who likes a drink is like you. Like I said, a lot of them are alcoholic morons.
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          Rick Ryan 10+

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          Oct 15 2012: So if I use your reasoning Kevin, we should abolish food too. That would solve the problem of the "morons" who over-eat it and cause the extra costs of medical care for heart disease and other things caused by being overweight.

          Although that would also cause the rest of us "non-morons" to starve to death. So let's not do that.
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        Krisztián Pintér 200+

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        Oct 15 2012: okay, kevin, so what? i should not drink alcohol because other people abuse it? does that sound cool to you?

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