Letter: Preventing drink driving

Dear Editor, The never ending headlines and stories of drink driving, and “nearly nine times” over the limit will not stop until two things occur.

First, bars and nightclubs that serve intoxicated customers start losing liquor licences. The key word is lose.

If the laws suddenly get enforced, but your newspaper reports such as “The nightclub owner was warned by the Justice of the Peace that if he comes back to Court just one more time that he might lose his license . . .” Well that will be as disappointing as the repeat offenders who, on paying their latest fine, only miss out on a couple of benders for lack of funds.

Second, any Member of Parliament, who directly benefits financially from the sale of alcohol, examines his or her ethics, Christianity and morals and determines that the demon alcohol needs to be confronted with more than empty words.

(Name and address supplied)