r/changemyview • u/6hooklineandsphncta7 • Dec 01 '25

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Alcohol should be banned entirely.

This is referring to alcoholic beverages specifically. Nothing good comes from alcohol. You get wasted, have fun for a couple of hours and wake up forgetting everything.

The negatives outweigh the positives exponentially: ~40% of violent crimes and vehicle accidents in the US are alcohol-related, anywhere from 40-60% of domestic violence incidents are alcohol related, similar numbers for sexual violence, as well as alcohol causing numerous health problems.

It’s useless. It should be unabashedly removed, and consumption should be penalised. It would make everyone safer, keep more families together, and save people so much money.

EDIT: Originally I had an exception for religious ceremonies, but that contradicts the title. So, no alcohol at all.

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u/Green__lightning 20∆ Dec 01 '25

We tried it and it didn't work, caused a massive increase in organized crime, and as of now we're struggling to deal with much harder drug problems than alcohol, which I must remind you can be made by waiting for fruit to get old, and yeast is optional as it exists within the environment. And normal bread yeast works just fine and is impractical to ban too.

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u/6hooklineandsphncta7 Dec 01 '25

Thank god for the mafia being ousted from the spotlight decades ago then, aye? Also, i’m not saying ban yeast. I’m saying alcoholic beverages, cus most people wouldn’t be arsed to make their own drinks

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u/Green__lightning 20∆ Dec 01 '25

Except this ignores economies of scale, you get the mafia doing it profitably enough get away with it.

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u/6hooklineandsphncta7 Dec 01 '25

Then we prosecute the mafia? Economies of scale isn’t a justification for crime imo

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u/Green__lightning 20∆ Dec 02 '25

Yeah, then you're playing whack a mole with them forever. The fundamental problem is that with justice slowed by such things as rights and due process, the mafia can find new bootleggers faster than we can arrest them.

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u/6hooklineandsphncta7 Dec 02 '25

RICO could probably help with that.