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Law and Order | 18 July, 2008 [ 17:30 ]
Prohibiting the sale of alcohol in Peru creates controversy
Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz
A can of worms was opened when Octavio Salazar, the general director of Peru's national police suggested on Thursday that the sale of alcohol be prohibited in Peru past 2 p.m.
While he was initially supported by the Andean country's Minister for Women and Social Development as well as the mayor of the Limean district of Surquillo, a good deal of controversy has been raised.
Marco Tulio Gutierrez, director of the Municipal Administration Institute (IPAM) assured that the social problems caused by the consumption of alcohol were a matter of education.
This problem cannot be solved by limiting the sale of this type of beverage at stores and supermarkets, said Tulio.
He explained the root of the problem lied in people's consumption habits and how they had been educated.
The head of IPAM stated that if Salazar's proposition were approved, someone in the future could request to completely ban the sale of alcohol, which "would in no way solve the origin of the problem".
"Not everyone that buys beer early gets drunk with it. The issue isn't the schedule," said Tulio.
Israel J. Ruiz
A can of worms was opened when Octavio Salazar, the general director of Peru's national police suggested on Thursday that the sale of alcohol be prohibited in Peru past 2 p.m.While he was initially supported by the Andean country's Minister for Women and Social Development as well as the mayor of the Limean district of Surquillo, a good deal of controversy has been raised.
Marco Tulio Gutierrez, director of the Municipal Administration Institute (IPAM) assured that the social problems caused by the consumption of alcohol were a matter of education.
This problem cannot be solved by limiting the sale of this type of beverage at stores and supermarkets, said Tulio.
He explained the root of the problem lied in people's consumption habits and how they had been educated.
The head of IPAM stated that if Salazar's proposition were approved, someone in the future could request to completely ban the sale of alcohol, which "would in no way solve the origin of the problem".
"Not everyone that buys beer early gets drunk with it. The issue isn't the schedule," said Tulio.
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5 Comments
# Walter E, says :
19 July, 2008 [ 00:12 ]
Hit them in the wallet and use the money to educate people.
# Jon says :
19 July, 2008 [ 02:58 ]
Right Walter?? Hit who in the wallet? Extra cash for the police, when someone pays a bribe for having a beer? Or the tourist paying off the police, 10 dollars so no one bothers them while drinking at the beach. Come back to reality.
# Scott says :
19 July, 2008 [ 20:18 ]
Sounds like an opportunity for coruption or black
marketeers. Or at best people will buy more on the weekend for the week ahead and not have the self control to "ration it" though the week and really get drunk. The only way to combat drunkeness is though education and enforcement of existing laws.
# Ruddy C. says :
21 July, 2008 [ 14:22 ]
All this talk has made me very thirsty. Someone just please give me a beer.
# Walter E. says :
21 July, 2008 [ 14:33 ]
Just make sure that you do it in a bar and not on the streetsAdd your comment
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