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The Negative Impacts of Alcohol Sales The opinions, citiation accuracy, and conclusions are strictly those of the author and are posted to give a voice to as many positions as site and staff limitations permit. -CM J. Brandon Thompson Personal commentary of the author I think everyone needs to be reminded that it's not against the law to drink in Adair County, it's just against the law to buy/sell alcohol in Adair County. No one is trying to forbid anyone from drinking wine with your meal or a beer while you watch the game at home. What you do on your own time, on your own property is your business. However those of us who don't drink, and believe that a community free from alcohol sales is a better place live and raise a family aren't barbaric or backward for thinking so. In fact, numerous scientific and sociological studies have shown that the sale of alcohol poses serious health/safety concerns for a community. There is a direct correlation between the number and location of businesses selling alcohol and violent crime, drinking and driving incidents, underage drinking and other public issues. As the former increases, so does the latter. While I'll admit, many people who drink socially can do so responsibly, many others cannot. I believe that those who push so hard for a 'wet' county do so, knowingly or unknowingly, at the risk of our children and the future of our great community. While many promote the 'positive' impact of tax dollars that come with alcohol sales, I would argue that the 'negative' monetary impact of alcohol is just as great, if not greater. Those tax dollars would be needed to fix/replace damaged public property, to house extra DUI offenders in the local jail, to hire additional sheriffs deputies and city policeman to deal with increased public disturbances, etc. Some would paint alcohol sales as a cure all for the fiscal needs of our county and a chance to 'modernize'. If the problems I've listed above constitute modernity, I and many others are more than content to live in 'the dark ages'. Respectfully, -J BRANDON THOMPSON This story was posted on 2011-10-16 04:49:43
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