Support for limiting alcohol sales hours

[Dolores]

The National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) and the National Association of Rum Producers (Adopron) back the government instating new controls on hours for sales of rum to limit sales. The opinions support new measures instituted by the Ministry of Interior and Police, now under Minister Faride Raful, to reduce drinking and partying that disturb the peace of neighborhoods.

The editorial suggests the DR apply measures similar to those in Colombia, Argentina, the United States and Spain and stated:“Drinking alcohol in the streets is not just a pastime; it is a manifestation of a larger issue: the lack of control, respect for the law, and collective values.

“If we want to restore our sense of community and strengthen our society, it is essential to demand the strict enforcement of regulations and make a conscious effort to change the cultural attitudes that...

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[chico bill]

I'm OK with Dominicans being drunk, heck it's the one they they excel at doing.
But driving and having guns at the same time is a recipe for innocents being injured.

Start using patrol vehicles and have regular alcohol checkpoints. I'm not talking about pulling out people with a couple beers. But the slurring driver behind the wheel of a old Sonata passing everyone and having a dark out tinted windshield who can't see a damn think at night should be locked away

 

[windeguy]

cb, there is an initiative from time to time to supply breathalyzers to the trafic police.
It is announced with a flourish and goes the way of the dodo bird.

I guess they could just use the extreme drunkeness tests you mention, but even that is unlikely to happen.

As for now limiting the sale of alcohol, did they not just extend the sale of alcohol a week or two ago?

 

[SKY]

The only way to get flagged for DUI here is to have an accident and you get out of your car and fall flat on your face. But even then the PN give you a ten count to get up...........

 

[M4kintosh]

Start using patrol vehicles and have regular alcohol checkpoints.

This been on the works at least at the entry/exit of all major cities lately.
AMET/DIGESSET agents placing tickets more than usual because of this, plus minor infractions.

 

[M4kintosh]

As for now limiting the sale of alcohol, did they not just extend the sale of alcohol a week or two ago?

Just for the Xmas season. Now it's at normal (until 12AM on weekdays, 2AM on weekends)

 

[Manuel01]

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Just came back from "totally organized and regulated" Europe. Therefor i can only say Thank You but NO THANK YOU to every possible measures that take the big amount of freedom away that we can enjoy here in the DR. Do i like everything here ? ...of course not ! but everybody that likes Unlimited European or US Laws and Regulations is free to go there. Would this measures save some lives ??? Yes of course they would. BUT AT WHAT PRICE ????

 

[JLSawmam]

From the article above: “Drinking alcohol in the streets is not just a pastime; it is a manifestation of a larger issue: the lack of control, respect for the law, and collective values." I don't lump everyone into a category, but there is enough of an "I will do what I want and screw the rest of you" attitude that negatively affects the lives of others. Luckily, my neighborhood is generally quiet, but there were some issues with loud music during the Christmas/New Year time., About a block or so from my house...I could only imagine the people who had to suffer next door to it. In the bigger picture, limiting alcohol sales hours won't fix the problem, but perhaps is a start. Personally, I don't know why the sales hours are extended during the Christmas season. I can understand allowing longer hours on Christmas Eve/Day and New Year's Eve/Day, treat those as weekend hours, but why almost three weeks of craziness? Oh well, only three months until Semana Santa and all the mayhem that will bring.

 

[PJT]

Any measure such as to curtail sales hours for the intake of alcohol is a means to prevent the risk of someone's injury or death. Sales hour expansions increase risks. People should be free to drink to enjoy. responsibly. Authorities must have the freedom, the ability to manage sales hours to prevent irresponsible drinkers from threatening the public and the drinkers themselves. The public should have the freedom of peace of mind knowing responsible measures are being taken to protect them from alcohol abusers.

It seems, only seems "responsible" is a word and/or action of limited use in the DR. The lack of which during alcohol consumption is cause for a call to limit sales hours.

Self-responsibility is staying home, staying off the streets during high-risk drinking hours.

Regards,

PJT

 

[CristoRey]

Just came back from "totally organized and regulated" Europe. Therefor i can only say Thank You but NO THANK YOU to every possible measures that take the big amount of freedom away that we can enjoy here in the DR. Do i like everything here ? ...of course not ! but everybody that likes Unlimited European or US Laws and Regulations is free to go there. Would this measures save some lives ??? Yes of course they would. BUT AT WHAT PRICE ????

Luis campaigned on it and he appears to be making good on his promise.
He basically wants to take away most of the freedoms people abuse in this country.

 

[SKY]

Seems to me all Countries keep making new laws, almost all of them taking some freedoms away........

 

[Manuel01]

Luis campaigned on it and he appears to be making good on his promise.
He basically wants to take away most of the freedoms people abuse in this country.

You are right and they do this in a very smart way. Step by Step, slowly but surely. And before you realize it, all freedom is gone. You are allowed to work and pay taxes and watch a game on the weekend and shut up.

 

[CristoRey]

It seems, only seems "responsible" is a word and/or action of limited use in the DR.
Regards,

PJT

Respect.
Responsibility.
Refund.
Good luck with it.

 

[JLSawmam]

You are right and they do this in a very smart way. Step by Step, slowly but surely. And before you realize it, all freedom is gone. You are allowed to work and pay taxes and watch a game on the weekend and shut up.

The problem here is those who think they have the freedom...nay, the right...to bother everyone around them with their rude behavior. Does it happen in the countries from which we as expats are from? Yes. To this extent? For me, from the US, no. Back tp the hours for selling alcohol, maybe a modification is needed for certain areas and/or types of business selling it, Kinda ties in with the efforts to curb the noise associated with certain of these businesses...all about respect.

 

[RG84]

This country reminds me of the USA in the 1970s. You could drink and drive, no seatbelts, trash every where. It took some years but many of those ills are gone. More lives saved and people respecting the laws. Will the DR catch up, probably; when uhmmm ?

On Jan 1st I was at the beach and some Dominicans came over to us wishing a happy new year. They asked my driver why he wasn't drinking, He said because he's driving, They told us, Hey here in the DR we can drink and drive. I told him that's why many people die in accidents. He responded that because the people don't know how to drive. I just shook my head and made sure I left before they did.

 

[NanSanPedro]

This country reminds me of the USA in the 1970s. You could drink and drive, no seatbelts, trash every where. It took some years but many of those ills are gone. More lives saved and people respecting the laws. Will the DR catch up, probably; when uhmmm ?

On Jan 1st I was at the beach and some Dominicans came over to us wishing a happy new year. They asked my driver why he wasn't drinking, He said because he's driving, They told us, Hey here in the DR we can drink and drive. I told him that's why many people die in accidents. He responded that because the people don't know how to drive. I just shook my head and made sure I left before they did.

I never noticed it as a kid myself but my dad was always complaining about the police not enforcing drunk driving laws. This would have been in the 60s. You're right, we've come a long ways and if we can do it, so can they. MCCEE (Madres contra la conducción en estado de ebriedad) anyone?