Tolerating the wrong ..

[redvelvet]

Re: Tolerating the wrong ..

@bella88

there is laws against drunk driving. you cannot force people never to drink because some people can be irresponsible. i have tons of friends who drink but they drink responsibly. Drunk driving is dangerous, drinking is not. as far as rape, assault, violence, that exists without alcohol as well. arent there rape and violence in countries where alcohol is banned?

And “drunk driving is dangerous, drinking is not” is an oxymoron statement which only enforces that alcohol is dangerous. Because the “driving” in your quoted statement is being modified/impeded by the “drinking.” You don’t require a car for drinking to be dangerous or for it to impair your judgment. It’s not the car that influences your brain, perception and reflexes/reactions.

So you have a country which penalizes for rape and for drinking…which can lead to increase in rapes. Then you have a country which penalizes for rape but does not prohibit alcohol consumption…but on the contrary glorifies getting drunk; it’s seen as funny. So which of the two is more dangerous? Let’s remove factors such as rape being a greater social stigma in some countries, and corrupt law enforcement etc etc. Use logic here, Bella, not emotion. Both of them penalize for rapes. But only one of them prohibits a potential cause for rape. So, which one carries greater danger? It’s a no-brainer.