Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don't mix sin with crime

[Southie]

Re: Alcohol consumption in Pakistan: Don’t mix sin with crime

@kakaballi

You are missing the point that we are talking about Pakistan where we could not regulate kite flying. Would you believe that the firearms industry and commerce in Pakistan is “regulated”?

I would agree with everything you say if we were talking about a country in Europe or North America.

Regardless of what the ‘intellectuals’ say on their online blogs, alcohol consumption in Pakistan is still negligible compared to other places and It is a GOOD thing. Lets keep it that way.

I agree alcohol consumption per capita is less than other places. I also agree alcohol is overrated. And causes more harm than good.

Alcohol consumption has doubled since prohibition started ( I don’t know if this is per capita or absolute numbers).

So let us say alcohol consumption before prohibition was same level per capita as it is today. So prohibition did NOT decrease Consumption. In one of my earlier posts i hypothesize the low consumption per capita could be cause muslims do not drink. And the vast majority being practicing muslims do not drink. With or without prohibition.

So even if regulation is weak, drinking won’t increase. As evidenced by same consumption before prohibition.

One advantage - additional tax revenues.

Again, alcohol is way overrated. Those who don’t drink - more power to them. But sacrificing freedom of choice - that is a huge price a society pays. Whether it be india or Pakistan I would say the same thing.