Foxy, "that it's not allright and acceptable to go out and get blind drunk and hurt people"

What you need to understand is that it is the victims are several sheets to the wind and that makes them ideal targets for the gutless assailants who are usually NOT drunk, but may pretend to be. What better killing field for offenders than in or near a licensed social venue late at night when the targets are defenceless and off-guard through merriment and alcohol?

Police are advising youths to drink less so as not to present as a target. Much the same advice authorities might give to reduce the risk of muggings, or sex molestation.

It is most unlikely that ordinary young men and women will injure one another when drunk. An incident would only be shoving. A blow (most unlikely) would be lacking in power and misdirected. It takes training and forethought to really hurt. It gets nasty when there are jackals loose among the sheep. There are many sly gutless brutes and their cheer squads about and they have their methods of operation down to a tee.

You really need to sit down with a cop one day and listen. I don't say that disrespectfully. Ordinary office workers have no idea of how the 'other half' live and nor do I, but I have learned a bit through sporting and voluntary interests. Bashing the daylights out of marks is a pastime for some and we are even importing more who use weapons as the first option.

Suse,

I'm 79 getting close to 80, could you give me a suggestion as to how I might successfully defend myself against an 18 year old, fellow male, who attacks me?

seeing small kids chuck tantrums while their mothers (often fatherless) refuse to discipline them says it all. The Spock, feminist,no smacking brigade have the obvious outcome of their dogma.

society's attitudes towards the culture of alcohol consumption as alcohol related violence is a serious problem
Foxy,
Yes & as a society we must demand & expect of each other that we accept if we step out of line we cop the consequences. Unfortunately, the do-gooders cowering behind PC are large enough in number to have done away with preventative action. Now it's innocent until proven guilty even in the face of street brawling. Guilty straight away & they can prove themselves innocent in jail after they have sobered up.

All the hotels and clubs should close at say 11PM. It seems crazy that night clubs and hotels in the city are open well into the morning. As bouncers and staff often supplement their income by selling meth it is inevitable patrons crazed with the alcohol meth combination go onto the street looking for someone to hit

Another post on this same subject: The crap about suppressing names needs to be thrown out with the civil libertarians who promote it. Offenders should be forced to wear a T-shirt identifying them and their crime. My name is Joe Blogs and I am guilty of hitting “name” or stealing “item”. Anyone seeing Joe without his T-shirt must report him and he pays a fine or wears it another month.