alcohol should be banned

All of my attacks on my opponent's case have remained untouched. Until she says otherwise, I can only assume that she agrees with me. I will now further my own case." no, I do not agree with you. And here's why: "My opponent says that a few drinks can impair your judgment and coordination. This is why you are not allowed to drink it before driving! Aspirin can do the same thing-IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH OF IT. This example is due to a lack of responsibility on the drinker's part. Just because you have a quick drink does not mean you will get drunk." You may not be allowed to drink before driving, but that doesn't stop anybody. If we didn't have alcohol for sale, the risk would be lowered. "She also says in her second point that there are long term effects of alcohol are harmful. While this can be true in cases where people consistently get drunk, it can happen with ANY overdose of ANYTHING. When drunken responsibly, alcohol can actually be beneficial to the body." Yes, and that is why it is illegal to overdose on drugs, and in some cases, illegal to even take the drug. However, it is not illegal to be drunk, so why is it illegal to take pills? (like I said, in some cases). And he did not show proof how alcohol is beneficial to the body. My opponent did not attack my arguments in round two, so I will move on to attacking his arguments. " Prohibition was a miserable failure. I will not go into detail here, as it would take up all of my characters to tell why prohibition has failed so. Please see my source for more on this topic." The year prohibition began, deaths from alcohol dropped. If we slowly move each county from a wet county to a dry county, there would be less problems with the people because it would be like we were "weaning" them off of alcohol. "During the 1920s, the US tried to ban alcohol. This did several things. Create organized crime, and actually increase the number of drunkards, as well as destroy the ecomony. Alchohol produces revenue, jobs, as well as good 'ol free time. It works like gun rights. When they are prohibited, everyone wants one. By banning alchohol we would create a second mafia, further inhibit our economy, as well as increase crime rates." There are protests everywhere. Yes, it may make people mad, but they will (in time) get over it. It may not help us out today, but if alcohol is virtually no where to be found in, say, about fifty years, our kids will live a better life. I am not saying it will take fifty years, but however much amount of time it takes to get rid of beer, it will make life better, for some people more than others. In my last round, did you see the wet vs. dry argument? That proves that places that are restricted to sale beer do better. And for the "good 'ol free time", it is sad that you have to amount to beer to make you have a good time. You can easily have a "good time" inviting friends over and watching football or something. my arguments: 1) People who drink just one beer are more likely to keep drinking, thus making them drunk. When "drunkards" go out places with their family, it is embarrassing for the family, because the drunk person is stumbling everywhere, they don't understand what they are talking about, they yell, they cause trouble and may pick fights, and they do embarrassing things. Why do family members need to suffer for the drunk person's stupidity? 2) Drinking wastes your money. It ranges place to place, but for the majority, it cost around $8 to $12 just for a twelve pack of beer. *in some cases, it may be higher, I was just giving an estimate based on my research.* Let's say you drink about two beers every Saturday, just for a "good 'ol time". If you drink two beers a week every week for a year, your total that you have spent on beer is: $312. That doesn't seem like that much, but what about the people who get drunk once a week? That is a total of: $624. Talk about a waste of money! And people who really want a beer will go far measures to get one, including stealing from family members and strangers, stealing from the store, begging people for money, and pawning expensive stuff. (again, know from experience from mom's boyfriend) (These estimates are based on one beer= $3 and one pack = $12.) 3) drinking and driving. If beer was illegal, it would be less likely to happen, especially in teenagers. In 2006, there were 13,470 fatalities in crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver – 32 percent of total traffic fatalities for the year. 16,005 people were killed in the United States in alcohol-related motor vehicle traffic crashes. http://www.alcoholalert.com... * I would just like to add something. In argument 2, I was talking about how much one beer cost. Really, how much does one beer cost? Is it a... $150 impound fee? (if you are drinking and driving) $500 bond release (you get thrown in jail easily when drinking) $125 tow fee? (somebody's got to move the car) $5000 DWI lawyer? man, this seems like a lot of money for just beer!* READ THE WHOLE STORY ON... http://lawdogbehindthebadge.blogspot.com... This was a fun debate, and I hope my opponent liked it, too. Thank you, opponent for accepting this debate. Rachelle