Private drunk tanks - Yea or Nay?

[SueEllen]

Nope won't work.

You have:
1. The mentally ill who can't even agree to contracts when sober
2. The people with hidden illnesses who are mistaken for drunks.
3. Those who get attacked/injure them selves when drunk

Finally drunks often vomit when passed out - if they die in the hands of a private company the private company will eventually be taken to the cleaners by a family. Remember everyone from Tony Blair's children have been caught out of it.

[amcdonald]

Nope won't work.

You have:
1. The mentally ill who can't even agree to contracts when sober

But Gordon Brown managed to be PM

[Wanderer]

If a typical pissed person spent (say) 50 quid on getting rat arsed and the government creams off at least half that in taxes (rates, VAT, alcohol tax etc). The Government are making a fortune out of people getting pissed but they begrudge having to deal with the 0.1% of people who cause a problem and end up in jail/hospital.

Stuff them! We've paid our taxes so let's have some proper policing on the streets and decent A&E services at hospitals.

Quite why hospitals treat anyone who is drunk is beyond me.

One could argue that all the sports injuries which flood into A&E on a weekend are a drain on the health service too...

[SueEllen]

But Gordon Brown managed to be PM

There are a few successful business people around who have mental health issues so it's not surprising.

The police just get the ones who self medicate with loads of alcohol.

[SueEllen]

One could argue that all the sports injuries which flood into A&E on a weekend are a drain on the health service too...

They will start doing that next - if you do any exercise you need to have extra insurance in case you need to use the NHS. After all if you can afford to exercise ......

[vetran]

If a typical pissed person spent (say) 50 quid on getting rat arsed and the government creams off at least half that in taxes (rates, VAT, alcohol tax etc). The Government are making a fortune out of people getting pissed but they begrudge having to deal with the 0.1% of people who cause a problem and end up in jail/hospital.

Stuff them! We've paid our taxes so let's have some proper policing on the streets and decent A&E services at hospitals.



One could argue that all the sports injuries which flood into A&E on a weekend are a drain on the health service too...

BBC News | UK | Cost of crime hits £60bn

On average a violent crime involving wounding costs £19,000 comprising pain and loss for the victim, medical costs and police investigation time.

so assuming each night out you drink x pints at £3.20 41% (£1.31) goes directly to the government, 1 in 1000 everyone would need to buy 14.5 pints to pay for one wounding incident.

Tax avoidance for all and how to halve the price of beer – Telegraph Blogs

From my memories of nights out punch ups were common every weekend night.

All hospital incidents cost money, but alcohol related ones are almost entirely preventable with proper policing.

[socialworker]

Nope won't work.

You have:
1. The mentally ill who can't even agree to contracts when sober
2. The people with hidden illnesses who are mistaken for drunks.
3. Those who get attacked/injure them selves when drunk

Finally drunks often vomit when passed out - if they die in the hands of a private company the private company will eventually be taken to the cleaners by a family. Remember everyone from Tony Blair's children have been caught out of it.

Are you sure you aren't a social worker?

Don't forget the first time the police pick up someone who is actually suffering from a head injury or other illness and they die because of the delay in them getting medical treatment. They recently tasered a middle aged blind man who 'd had a stroke, mixing him up with the 20 year old they were looking for.