Being drunk 'not sexy'
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Police are calling for Cantabrians to use common sense and remember that being drunk is 'not sexy', as Cup and Show week approaches.
Cup and Show Week begins next week and traditionally marks the beginning of the social end-of-year season leading up to Christmas and New Year.
Senior Sergeant Gordon Spite of the Christchurch Central Beat Section said the city becomes the focus for many events and social gatherings and expects the numbers of people coming to town at night to rise during the week.
"For some it is a time of excess and for others it highlights the things that they don’t have. This can lead to the best and worst of human behaviours," he said.
A liquor ban is in place in the central city 24 hours 7 days a week and Spite said police want people to have a drink in a licensed bar and "not the street".
"Avoid situations where you are isolated from friends and keep an eye on your alcohol consumption.
"Being drunk in town is not sexy and my staff have a low tolerance towards bad behaviour that emanates from excessive drinking," he said.
During Cup and Show Week an increased number of police will be walking the beat at night. They will be assisted by crime prevention cameras, safe city officers and bar security staff.
Spite said often people who have had too much to drink became easy targets for thuggery and assault.
"Nobody deserves to be assaulted simply as a result of a verbal altercation but to quote a well known comedian “many were talking when they should have been listening”," he said.
"It is quite possible to come into the central city and have a really good night without encountering any problems at all. It is only a few who give us cause for concern.
Spite wished Cantabrians a "safe and enjoyable time in town".
- © Fairfax NZ News
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a Web site with a before and after shot would be the ticket..you see them in morning all dress up and in the afternoon its a gong show. Im going down just to watch the muppets stagger out of the races.
@ PaulT
I don't play Sudoku and never have. I was put off by the behaviour of my friends while still a teenager. I certainly don't feel like I'm "missing out" on anything in my life. Apart making a complete and utter dork of myself by playing Sudoku. Boredom is a disease and Sudoku is one of the primary causes. I say ban the stuff 100%.
Yay Cup Day! I'm gonna get soooo "not sexy"!
I can't wait to see this year's pics! It's so cool these days to get blotto and not remember a dam thing from the night before. I suppose the excuse is that people need to have choice, freedom of expression and a chance to experience things for themselves. So how does a culture of bingeing survive? Who is forcing it down our throats, Who is allowing it to affect us? Why is there lack of self control and pride?
No doubt NZ drinking culture has gone a bit haywire, been so for a hell of a long time i may add, but having a number of drinks and cranking it all day in the sun is alot of fun! Not for everyone sure, but thats why we dont mind that Pukeko and Paul chill out online playing internet poker, power to them!
To the people that enjoy a few social drinks at the tons of epic events and bbqs and beaches and gatherings over summer, power to them as well! let the good times roll baby!!!!!
And CJ mate, absolutely great claim!!
This photo reminds me of the kind of people that live in Palmerston North. Has anybody been to that city? It's horrible. Just an absolute dive.
Anyway, yeah, interesting article.
@PaulT
Yeah, let's ban alcohol, what a genius idea! Then people will just buy it in stronger forms from organised crime gangs (cf prohibition era America), fantastic!
People like to drink... it's fun. Let people be.
Being ugly isn't sexy either. Are they going to encourage unattractive people to stay home?
Some people would probably find that pic sexy, believe it or not.
Not me, I hasten to add...
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that woman in the photo has quite clearly had her drink spiked and the strange man is trying to take her away for evil....QUICK cal the police!!!