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Originally Posted by lettie
This won't make a jot of difference and I'm sure that the services which have to treat the aftermath of a drunken brawl will not see a penny.
The last time I was a bit squiffy was at the work Xmas do on the 9th Dec.
I have no idea what time I got home but I do remember how I got home. I have no recollection of anything after getting in. I woke up to a pile of clothes on the bathroom floor which I don't remember leaving there, and, I still had my make up on which made me look a bit Alice Cooperesque. I know that I didn't fight anyone, fall over and injure myself or vomit on anybody's soft furnishings but apart from that, the memory is very fuzzy.
Maybe a better way would be to charge people for their Ambulance and A&E treatment, paid for by credit card at the time of treatment. Having to pay a couple of hundred quid for services required after a good night out may make some people think twice. Having done a stint in A&E (many years ago), I can say with a degree of experience that most of the people who attend after a drunken night out are complete time wasters and require nothing more than a plaster (and a good kick in the pants).  |
Spot on Lettie....and the scale of charges should be one that increases with each visit....maybe then the drunks would get the message and the hospital would get the money to spend on services, which won't happen if the government are to get their dirty mitts on the money first.