The sale of alcohol is a popular debate
By Staff
Nathan Strickland
Columnist
There have been lots of debates going on in different municipalities here in the county about whether or not it would be a good idea to sell alcohol.
I’ll start by saying I have heard both sides, and both parties are making some real legitimate arguments.
I have decided to stay neutral of course, you know being a journalist and all, but I will say I am intrigued by what kinds of things people are saying to promote their way of thinking.
People have told me there are political people who are for it one on one, but when it comes to a public forum, they tell people they are against it.
When I went to cover the Phil Campbell petition being tossed around, there was one guy that came up to me and expressed really how he felt.
He said and I quote “In every town you have a bunch of hypocrites who are seen at the package store in Littleville then want to be a Holy Roller on Sunday. If people want to be closet drinkers then that is fine, but don’t act like you’re better than all the people who chose to drink in public because you’re just as guilty.”
The guy seemed to be pretty upset about the subject. But obviously he didn’t want people to know how he felt because he refused to tell me his name after I wrote down everything he said.
I guess you can just chalk that up as one of my rookie mistakes. For aspiring journalists out there, always get the person’s name you’re talking to first before anything else.
My personal opinion about the whole thing is that there are pros and cons about the whole thing. Some of the pros include convenience for the consumer and funding for the town and schools.
The cons are based more on moral and religious ideology, including the possibility of bringing in the corruption of drinking environments such as lounges and bars, DUI rates increasing and making it easier for alcoholics to sink even deeper into their disease, splitting up families in the process.
I am neither for it nor against it, but I am on board with just letting the majority of people decide.
An unhappy community could destroy a town, so I think the people should decide and whatever decision is made it will be the right one because the town has spoken. Eventually people will have to choose a side. There I’ve said my peace. Until next time, Later Dayz…
