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Originally Posted by pavalamani pragasam
don't... its a conspiracy to rid the world of drinkers. :P
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:shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by pavalamani pragasam
don't... its a conspiracy to rid the world of drinkers. :P
vERa nalla vazi illaiyaa? moottaipoochikkaaga veettai koLuththuvathaa?
Not quite. There are speed limits in freeways, or any road for that matter, to avoid potential accidents that could be caused by rash driving, not for the welfare of the person who's driving fast. (And, I do believe that regulations -- whatever that exist -- would be implemented much more strictly if drinking gave way to public nuisance in any context.)Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
A similar scenario would be considering suicide as crime. But, it'd be a good analogy only if drinking is considered to be as "suicidal" as, well, suicide.
That aside, does anyone care to explain why the majority of the downtrodden has, or is supposed to have, access only to "kaLLa" chArAyam?
Equanimus, that's an utterly stupid assumption (today). TASMAC has reduced that greatly. That being said, if you're looking at numbers. Of course, it's still signifcant, but it's reduced to a great degree. And from recent incidents to go by, it's not just Tamil nadu that suffers from illicit liquor consumption.Quote:
the majority of the downtrodden supposed to have access only to "kaLLa" chArAyam
OTOH, there's no access to more expensive (high quality) stuff. For this reason, affluent youngsters travel all the way by cars to bangalore, and pondicherry, and get into sh!t (like drunk driving, etc), risking their life in the process.
We have two extremes, all for mabbu. :) :(
Digression:
On the speed-limit analogy, it's not just for the safety of "others" but the rule is also to safeguard the one driving, as there is a lot of cost to the society in case there's an accident (i.e. even when no one else is hurt or no other property is damaged but just the driver). That's why you'll notice tickets being given at even 12 mid night in freeways when there're no other vehicles for many miles. And it's enforced more strictly in times of snow etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by equanimus
End-digression
Alcohol costs similarly - not just to the one drinking, but if the person gets sick, it becomes a big "social" cost, including monetary :-( So it's not purely suicidal:-) Remember, the Govt. itself admits that madhu is "kEdu" not just for individual but for family and the country! (""மது நாட்டுக்கு, வீட்டுக்கு, உயிருக்கு கேடு" )
It is a good gesture in TV channels to show a warning while a drinking/smoking scene is seen!
On the costs of kudi to society, a google search will bring wealth of information. oru sample:
http://www.marininstitute.org/alcoho...care_costs.htm
No wonder the U.S. is so strict in enforcing the Age 21 rule in all states. I'm sure there must be similar estimates for TN and if we also take into account those losses that cannot be put in Rs terms, it should far outweigh any monetary revenue the local Govt. gets thru this channel!
do we have id card or sth like that in TN? how come we know a person is 21+ or not? :?
கொஞ்சம் பழைய கணக்கு, பக்கத்து மாநிலத்துடையது:
http://www.nimhans.kar.nic.in/deaddi...ial%20Cost.pdf
கூட்டிக்கழித்துப்பார்த்தால், கோடிக்கணக்கில் அரசுக்கு நஷ்டம் தான். ஆனாலும் ஏன் விலக்கு இல்லை? அரசியல்வாதிகளுக்கே வெளிச்சம்.
இந்தக்கட்டுரையின்படி, மதுவிலக்கு இந்திய அரசியல் சட்டத்தில் பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது:-)
At the minimum "photo voter card" is there now. (Other than ration card, license, passport etc.). The consumer should be asked to show some kind of photo-id to prove age. I'm not up-to-date in the ID stuff in the country, but I know for sure they issued photo-voter-id to all in Kerala at least 6 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy