This week, the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act 2010 came into force. In effect, we have created a statute that attempts to contain the excesses of alcohol abuse through a logic and methods that others have used and failed.
“Control” laws only succeed where they apply to disease outbreaks and violence. Sustaining a balance between social goals and legitimate enterprise is best framed in the language and logic of “regulation.”
This new law will be expensive to implement and is eventually doomed to fail. It is not disputable that excessive alcohol consumption is a threat to health and our social fabric.
It contributes to the high level of traffic accidents and wastes precious man hours of society. It is also true that we must find a way of restricting under-age drinking and improper contact between the inebriated and young people, particularly in learning institutions.
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