President of the District Court Paul Kelly quoted in the Irish Times at the weekend.
"If alcohol disappeared overnight, the courts could close down,” he says. “It’s an absolute scourge. It cuts across almost the entire range of offences; it’s behind most public order, assaults and criminal damage, it’s probably behind 80 per cent of family law, has a huge impact in childcare and, obviously, there’s drunk driving...."
I thoroughly agree but in the absence of this utopia there should be massive ramping up to discourage/ deter booze consumption in future generations.
"If alcohol disappeared overnight, the courts could close down,” he says. “It’s an absolute scourge. It cuts across almost the entire range of offences; it’s behind most public order, assaults and criminal damage, it’s probably behind 80 per cent of family law, has a huge impact in childcare and, obviously, there’s drunk driving...."
I thoroughly agree but in the absence of this utopia there should be massive ramping up to discourage/ deter booze consumption in future generations.