Half of SA backs booze bylaw

[StellenboschStudent]

Cape Town - Half the South African population supports the draft bylaw which would prevent guesthouses, pubs, clubs and theatres in Cape Town residential areas from selling alcohol past 21:00.

This is the finding of latest African Response's 2010 Barometer survey released on Monday.

The proposed bylaw had generated a significant amount of debate ahead of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup because one of the implications was that tourists, for example, would not be able to go for dinner outside the city after 21:00.

A large chunk of South Africans (41%) did not think passing the bylaw was a good idea, the survey found.

When asked whether this should be applied to the rest of South Africa, respondents demonstrated the same trend - 51% agreed it should, while 42% thought it was a bad idea.

Damn... this is mad!
How on earth could anyone say yes to these new laws?? I bet you they didn't come to Stellenbosch to do this survey or study!!

Mad mad mad

 

[Mila]

Which half is this???????

They did not ask me?!!

 

[eye_suc]

Which half is this???????

They did not ask me?!!

they probably asked every single cape town church

and only people above 50 were allowed to comment, right?

 

[StellenboschStudent]

they probably asked every single cape town church

and only people above 50 were allowed to comment, right?

Most likely something like that... I just cannot see how they can pass this law. What will students do after 21h? Study?

 

[Budza]

Raucous houseparties FTW! Get those pigs out for noise complaints. Losers

 

[Surv0]

go home and drink - i think its a good idea as i feel stones for drinkers and am not an avid drinker myself at least itll keep the drunks out of public and keep them off the road at ridiculous hours...

 

[StellenboschStudent]

go home and drink - i think its a good idea as i feel stones for drinkers and am not an avid drinker myself at least itll keep the drunks out of public and keep them off the road at rediculous hours...

The problem is people will start drinking earlier and thus get drunk earlier. Then drive home earlier when there are more people on the roads. If they get drunk and drive home at 3 o'clock in the morning there aren't a lot of other cars they can bump into, but at 8pm or 9pm there are more people still on the roads...

 

[Mila]

Most likely something like that... I just cannot see how they can pass this law. What will students do after 21h? Study?

More single mothers coming soon, more grants payed out more tax for me to pay....

 

[Surv0]

I blame 3g, its soo unstable my browser never knows whether its connected or not... neither do I for that matter....

I hate using it...

 

[Ænema]

This means half of SA are weak a$$ dweebs!

 

[Moederloos]

This means half of SA are weak a$$ dweebs!

Yes - but which half?

I fully support the by-law.

 

[StellenboschStudent]

Yes - but which half?

I fully support the by-law.

How can you support it? Why just not ban alcohol? Forcing bars to close earlier just forces people to drink faster or start earlier. It won't reduce the number of drunk people on the roads, all it will do is get drunk people on the roads much earlier...

Or people are going to house parties after the bar closes, and irritate the people living around them... This is not a solution, it will just cause more problems...

 

[Surv0]

This means half of SA are weak a$$ dweebs!

and the other half only care about getting drunk?

How can you support it? Why just not ban alcohol? Forcing bars to close earlier just forces people to drink faster or start earlier. It won't reduce the number of drunk people on the roads, all it will do is get drunk people on the roads much earlier...

Or people are going to house parties after the bar closes, and irritate the people living around them... This is not a solution, it will just cause more problems...

Spose this is 2 be expected from a Stellies student what would you guys do after 9? lol absolutly nothing, stellies would be a dead duck..

So many problems arrive from alcohol abuse, even though you may not see it, curbing selling hours WILL make a big difference to this country. With a limit in place police will be able to enforce it much easier and the public will be more weary not to abuse it...

 

[Budza]

How can you support it? Why just not ban alcohol? Forcing bars to close earlier just forces people to drink faster or start earlier. It won't reduce the number of drunk people on the roads, all it will do is get drunk people on the roads much earlier...

Or people are going to house parties after the bar closes, and irritate the people living around them... This is not a solution, it will just cause more problems...

Just as the 11pm law in the UK resulted in binge drinking (binging FTW).

Guvamunt makes life kark- people drink.

This is not the solution.

 

[Mila]

Do not worry someone will cry about job losses...

 

[Slootvreter]

The proposed bylaw had generated a significant amount of debate ahead of the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup because one of the implications was that tourists, for example, would not be able to go for dinner outside the city after 21:00.

They may still serve food, and customers may bring their own wine. They will not be allowed to sell wine. Still crazy though. Many clubs only open at 21h00 or 22h00!

 

[Surv0]

All honesty I dont see it happening - would be nice though...

 

[StellenboschStudent]

and the other half only care about getting drunk?



Spose this is 2 be expected from a Stellies student what would you guys do after 9? lol absolutly nothing, stellies would be a dead duck..

So many problems arrive from alcohol abuse, even though you may not see it, curbing selling hours WILL make a big difference to this country. With a limit in place police will be able to enforce it much easier and the public will be more weary not to abuse it...

What will happen to Springboks? Will they also be forced to close at 21h? Or still at 4-6h?

If the police can come out and make sure a place is not selling alcohol after 21h then they can just as well make sure people aren't drunk in 2 in the morning, then they can drive home...

 

[blunomore]

It seems a bit odd.

A bylaw is local legislation for a particular municipal area and only the opinion of the people living in that jurisdiction can be obtained in order to decide whether the Municipal Council should approve the by-law or not.

Why would they mention 'half the SA population' then ????

 

[Slootvreter]

All honesty I dont see it happening - would be nice though...

Look what they did with the smoking thing. They can pull this off easily.