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Originally Posted by yerself
How about motor manufacturers paying for paramedics to attend car crashes?  |
That's not quite the same because the duration of time between buying a car and using it is much wider than in the case of alcohol. Perhaps if someone is obviously to blame for an accident then they should be made to pay something towards the cost of medical treatment.
With alcohol - the punter goes out to get hammered and act stupid - this is blatantly obvious in town centres across the land. Therefore if they are responsible for wasting Paramedics and Hospital time and Police time then either the pub or club providing the drink or they themselves should have to pay for it.