The cynic in me says that this a money making scheme to make people pay for the obscenely expensive drinks inside nightclubs instead of doing their drinking before going out.
It’s one way of countering the level of violence often seen on nights out. It’s definitely increased in Durham recently, there’s usually quite a serious violent incident or two every weekend when previously it wasn’t usually that frequent.
I’d also suggest that the SIA licenses of the doorstaff at the Wetherspoons and the other bars need to be reviewed as they are overly aggressive, not usually to the point of being unlawful, but they agitate situations and create problems which then lead to violence later down the line.
Very misguided action, which reeks of forcing people (mostly students) to choose between no drink or very expensive drinks on a night out. Especially annoying considering the cost of living crisis
Let’s hope more people don’t turn to coke as a result of this.
Following the success with tobacco, measures designed to reduce alcohol consumption are very slowly being increased.
Lmao door staff, you can’t come in this bar you’re too drunk and have wrong shoes on, one sec gotta go break up these louts in suits who are literally having a brawl
Who has to get stupidly drunk when they go out. It’s possible to have a good time without getting wasted.
I’d blow the machine up and be in a taxi home shortly after
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What the actual fuck lmao.
The cynic in me says that this a money making scheme to make people pay for the obscenely expensive drinks inside nightclubs instead of doing their drinking before going out.
It’s one way of countering the level of violence often seen on nights out. It’s definitely increased in Durham recently, there’s usually quite a serious violent incident or two every weekend when previously it wasn’t usually that frequent.
I’d also suggest that the SIA licenses of the doorstaff at the Wetherspoons and the other bars need to be reviewed as they are overly aggressive, not usually to the point of being unlawful, but they agitate situations and create problems which then lead to violence later down the line.
Very misguided action, which reeks of forcing people (mostly students) to choose between no drink or very expensive drinks on a night out. Especially annoying considering the cost of living crisis
Let’s hope more people don’t turn to coke as a result of this.
Following the success with tobacco, measures designed to reduce alcohol consumption are very slowly being increased.
Lmao door staff, you can’t come in this bar you’re too drunk and have wrong shoes on, one sec gotta go break up these louts in suits who are literally having a brawl
Who has to get stupidly drunk when they go out. It’s possible to have a good time without getting wasted.
I’d blow the machine up and be in a taxi home shortly after