Posts by Russell Brown
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I should also note that the CBD liquor ban improved things. Although I'm always amazed by people who want to argue the toss about that with the police. I was out one time with a group that included one guy who ended up getting himself arrested by being a total dick about pouring out his beer.
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Sacha,
ah, have been mislead. oops.
The offence was removed in 1986 – unless you’re under 18, when it is an offence to consume or be intoxicated by alcohol in a public place.
If you’re drunk in public you should be prosecuted or fined, bar owners say.
They serve up millions of alcoholic drinks each year, but publicans want drinkers to face criminal liability if caught intoxicated in a public place.
They say it’s unfair that liquor licence holders are prosecuted for letting in drunks – but individuals face no legal penalty.
Licensees who admit or serve drunk patrons can have their licences suspended or cancelled by the Liquor Licensing Authority. They also face fines of up to $10,000 in the district court.
But Hospitality New Zealand says most alcohol-related problems in the central city involve young drinkers “pre-loading” at home on cheap alcohol before heading into town.
“The industry just increasingly feels blamed for this culture,” Hospitality NZ regional manager Sara Tucker said.
“If we really want to deal with this sort of issue we must bring some personal responsibility for the drinkers into this equation."
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Sacha,
It’s also an existing crime to be intoxicated in public. Someone might ask the Police what’s stopping them from doing their job.
Common misconception. It is not an offence to be intoxicated in public in New Zealand. And I’m actually not sure it should be.
Unless you're causing a public nuisance (which is an offence) or need to be picked up for your own safety, your state of mind should be your own business.
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Years ago, we visited Glasgow while it was that year's European City of Culture and thus had special extended opening hours.
I've never been a place where there were so many people steaming drunk on the streets. But oddly, it wasn't threatening at all.
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Sacha,
how about actually enforcing the liquor laws as they are supposed to
Exactly. How hard is it to remind license-holders that it’s a privilege that comes with responsibilities. I’d expect hospitality sector organisations to back that strongly as well.
True, but ejecting someone from a bar doesn't mean they'll suddenly become self-reflective and go home. They're just lurching around the streets, possibly a bit angry.
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Paul Brislen,
Interestingly (or not, YMMV) I saw a UK TV show about policing in Yorkshire the other day and aside from the accents (and the incredibly pale skin) it looked a lot like K Road to me.
There's a show called Booze Britain that's compellingly awful viewing. It's hard to believe how wasted on alcohol people want to get.
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to James Butler,
sonsequently: when two events appear to be causally linked, but only when you’re drunk.
Shurely shome mishtake.
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Hard News: Drunk Town, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Totally agree with you, but it is their place to issue and enforce liquor licenses. I’m pretty sure the terms of every liquor license in Auckland say you’re not supposed to get your patrons in a state where they’re power-chucking all over the ceilings of public loos, but I may have missed something.
True. Otoh, I have some sympathy. Pre-loading seems to be a real problem. The punter who turns up to your club might not even have had time to absorb all the alcohol they've forced down on the way there.
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Ah: here it is.
Sarah Daniell spotted this Guardian data blog which counts female voices in UK newspapers and panel shows.
Interesting, the least male-dominated of the dailies is ... The Daily Mail, although that is probably related to the celebrity-oriented "feMail" content that makes the mail's website such an audience juggernaut.
We'll note Media7's ratio too. But try not to wear the topic out today -- I'll write a whole blog post about it tomorrow. There will be a test.
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Hard News: Media7 will soon be Media3, in reply to Deborah,
An astonishing statistic came out of the US recenty: even on issues that are regarded as women’s issues such as abortion and birth control, men are quoted around five times more than women. It all goes to show who is regarded as authoritative, and who is not.
A topic for a Media 3 episode, perhaps?
This week's show is about representations of women in the media. Giant topic, I know -- but that's a very useful data point for us.
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