How using RTI2 (Citizens' Voice) we can decrease alcohol/tobacco consumption
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MehtaRahulC
Feb 2, 2011, 1:54:12 AM2/2/11
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How using RTI2 (Citizens' Voice) we can decrease alcohol/tobacco
comsumption
(RTI2 - Janata ki Awaaz law-draft, described in http://rahulmehta.com/001.pdf
)
The law-drafts be used to force Govt officers to behave. The law-
drafts can be used to force 1% to 2% citizens who want to commit some
crimes. But so far no one knows of a law-draft that can stop 20% to
40% people from doing what they want. eg one can reduce rapes by law-
drafts against rapes, but one cant stop sex and affairs by enacting
law-draft against sex.
Now the number of people who drink alcohol in India are 10% to 40%
depending on state. Some states like Gujarat have lesser alcohol
drinking people, while some states have more. Gujarat has lesser
addicts not because of law, but because it has been having less addict
since 1700s. In fact, it was only because number of addicts were small
and so State could pass such law. And almost every citizen in India
has a close or distant relatives who is alcohol addict. So can using
proposed RTI2 (aka Janata ki Awaaz) enact a law-draft imposing prison
sentence to those who sell/buy alcohol? I dont think majority will
ever agree to a law-draft imprisoning buyer (as almost everyone has
close or distant relative who takes alcohol). So a law-draft
imprisoning buyer will fail once RTI2 comes. Using RTI2, citizens may
enact a law that would imprison seller as people would hate alcohol
sellers. Such law can be enacted, but will not reduce alcohol
consumption by much, because alcohol-addicts will start making liquor
in basement or in forest or anywhere. Making alcohol is so easy, that
anyone can do it.
So which law-drafts can reduce alcohol consumption?
And which law-drafts can reduce tobacco consumption
The law-drafts I propose are as follows
1. The children from 1st grade will be taken to hospitals and shown
the patients dying and suffering due to alcohol, tobacco etc. This
will be useful in creating hatred against alcohol , tobacco against
children. Children will be given statistical information about
alcohol , tobacco related disease and economic damage they cause.
2. The alcohol making companies can have only number and no name.
Their brands can have only number and no name. All bottles will look
alike, shape will be decided by Govt and wont have artistic shapes.
The covers will be white with letters in black, and can have no
picture. i.e. lets make bottle, cover etc as unattractive as possible
3. The bottle size will be less 100 ml. This encourages person to
drink LESS. Because there is a tendency to finish whole drink. And
length of cigarette will be less than 3 cm and amount of tobacco it
will have be less than 5 gm, and one pack can have only at most 5
cigarettes. This will reduce alcohol and tobacco consumption.
4. The covers will have information on number of people who died due
to alcohol and tobacco and it will also have pictures of patients who
are suffering due to alcohol/tobacco. Essentially each bottle should
have cover that would make addict hate alcohol as much as possible.
5. Alcohol making companies can publish advertisement but the
advertisement must be white with letters in black, no pictures and can
have only company number, brand number and price information, content
information and phone numbers where one may call and buy, and/or get
information. Banning advertisement will help existing companies, and
block newcomers and thus will increase profits of existing companies
only.
6. A person can drink alcohol only inside home and not outside
7. Legalize opium. This will decrease use to tobacco/alcohol and opium
causes less crimes, less health problems than tobacco/alcohol. I will
discuss this in detail in some other document. Also, reader is free to
disagree on this issue.
Please note that reader must not agree on all issues. Some readers may
like 1-6, and not (7). I request them to copy this article, remove (7)
and send the rest.
These law-drafts can reduce consumption of alcohol and tobacco.
-Rahul Mehta
Mehta...@yahoo.com
comsumption
(RTI2 - Janata ki Awaaz law-draft, described in http://rahulmehta.com/001.pdf
)
The law-drafts be used to force Govt officers to behave. The law-
drafts can be used to force 1% to 2% citizens who want to commit some
crimes. But so far no one knows of a law-draft that can stop 20% to
40% people from doing what they want. eg one can reduce rapes by law-
drafts against rapes, but one cant stop sex and affairs by enacting
law-draft against sex.
Now the number of people who drink alcohol in India are 10% to 40%
depending on state. Some states like Gujarat have lesser alcohol
drinking people, while some states have more. Gujarat has lesser
addicts not because of law, but because it has been having less addict
since 1700s. In fact, it was only because number of addicts were small
and so State could pass such law. And almost every citizen in India
has a close or distant relatives who is alcohol addict. So can using
proposed RTI2 (aka Janata ki Awaaz) enact a law-draft imposing prison
sentence to those who sell/buy alcohol? I dont think majority will
ever agree to a law-draft imprisoning buyer (as almost everyone has
close or distant relative who takes alcohol). So a law-draft
imprisoning buyer will fail once RTI2 comes. Using RTI2, citizens may
enact a law that would imprison seller as people would hate alcohol
sellers. Such law can be enacted, but will not reduce alcohol
consumption by much, because alcohol-addicts will start making liquor
in basement or in forest or anywhere. Making alcohol is so easy, that
anyone can do it.
So which law-drafts can reduce alcohol consumption?
And which law-drafts can reduce tobacco consumption
The law-drafts I propose are as follows
1. The children from 1st grade will be taken to hospitals and shown
the patients dying and suffering due to alcohol, tobacco etc. This
will be useful in creating hatred against alcohol , tobacco against
children. Children will be given statistical information about
alcohol , tobacco related disease and economic damage they cause.
2. The alcohol making companies can have only number and no name.
Their brands can have only number and no name. All bottles will look
alike, shape will be decided by Govt and wont have artistic shapes.
The covers will be white with letters in black, and can have no
picture. i.e. lets make bottle, cover etc as unattractive as possible
3. The bottle size will be less 100 ml. This encourages person to
drink LESS. Because there is a tendency to finish whole drink. And
length of cigarette will be less than 3 cm and amount of tobacco it
will have be less than 5 gm, and one pack can have only at most 5
cigarettes. This will reduce alcohol and tobacco consumption.
4. The covers will have information on number of people who died due
to alcohol and tobacco and it will also have pictures of patients who
are suffering due to alcohol/tobacco. Essentially each bottle should
have cover that would make addict hate alcohol as much as possible.
5. Alcohol making companies can publish advertisement but the
advertisement must be white with letters in black, no pictures and can
have only company number, brand number and price information, content
information and phone numbers where one may call and buy, and/or get
information. Banning advertisement will help existing companies, and
block newcomers and thus will increase profits of existing companies
only.
6. A person can drink alcohol only inside home and not outside
7. Legalize opium. This will decrease use to tobacco/alcohol and opium
causes less crimes, less health problems than tobacco/alcohol. I will
discuss this in detail in some other document. Also, reader is free to
disagree on this issue.
Please note that reader must not agree on all issues. Some readers may
like 1-6, and not (7). I request them to copy this article, remove (7)
and send the rest.
These law-drafts can reduce consumption of alcohol and tobacco.
-Rahul Mehta
Mehta...@yahoo.com
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