On Tuesday, 20 October 2015 01:20:48 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article . com,
dennis@home wrote:
It's not, because alcohol has no direct and inescapable effect on those
nearby, unlike passive smoking.

The whole "Ooh, but what about drink-driving/alcohol-fuelled violence"
argument is just specious idiocy.


Its been illegal to drink too much in public for years.

But simply isn't enforced.

I don;t even think that is the case you can drink as much as you like it only becomes a problem should you annoy others.
You would also need to work out exactly how much is too much which is something that can't be calculated.
Whereas if in charge of a motor vehical then there is a certain amount of blood alcohol level which only paritailly depends on how much you've drunk but also your matabolisim and whether you've had anything to eat and how long since you drank.



In fact its been illegal to be in public if you have already drunk too
much without you continuing to drink.

And is neither observed or enforced.

that's because there's no such law in the UK.