ALCOHOL prohibition in 2012 is it legal? whats your opinion about modern day prohibition of alcohol in "dry" counties, how has it changed America?

SLIDESHOW: map of dry counties united states

• redneck 2012/01/01 05:58:15
  

  We have a few dry towns around where I live,I don't know of any dry counties. They have gotten rid of some of the blue laws ,inregards to buying beer on sunday before 12:00.I guess it's up to the people who live there to change the laws.

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• William Day 2012/01/01 04:59:40
  

  Not legal or smart

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• S. Gompers 2011/12/31 14:12:24
  

  Never had a problem getting anything in dry counties.

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• TiY ™ 99% 2011/12/29 21:24:22
  

  Its not really prohibition, i mean you cant by in those counties or cities but you can still by elsewhere and bring it into those places right ?

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• cutter's falls 2011/12/29 18:42:15
  

  2 schools of thought here
  1.
  In Wine there is Wisdom
  In Beer there is Freedom
  in Water there is Bacteria
  2.

  

  
  
  For some reason,
  Joe Kennedy comes to mind

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• JonDeniro 2011/12/29 18:40:36
  

  +2

  Stupidity incarnate. It does not stop drinking, it just makes the owner of the liquor shop that is 100 ft. past the county line very wealthy.

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• SoCalEx-Dem 2011/12/29 18:06:46
  

  Damn, I didn't know they still had dry counties. Probably because I live in California where every county is wet.

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• Anonymouse BN-0 ~bibbityboo~ 2011/12/29 15:34:56
  

  +2

  Prohibition of any drug results in more crime and immorality. Consider when you tried to prohibit alcohol, it was one of the most immoral and crime ridden era in American history, but in Victorian Britain, where people were in favour of legalising drugs, it was one of the most moral and crime free eras in British history.

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• sam123 to Anonymo... 2011/12/29 16:59:43
  

  what ?
  you want to drug the entire popuilation ?
  are you going to be one of them too or just encourage the society to have drugs and alcohol so that you can control more easly?? that's what the politicians do !!
  makepeople busy, eliminate their clear thinking, disable their ability to questions and take part in daily activities .
  sorry ,let's agree to disgree
  more drugs results in crime, arms , ......
  prohibition of alcohol lead to society be more active , healthy and aware what's going on and participarte in decision making.

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• Anonymo... to sam123 2011/12/29 21:14:03
  

  +1

  No, prohibition turns the area into a police state. Go ahead, punish people when drugs lead to something more serious, but a nation is happier and more moral when the government do what they're supposed to - protect people from harm from others. They're not supposed to be a nanny state. And look at prohibition in the US; it led to vast amounts of crime, gangster activity and bribery, and people still drank! What does this tell you?!

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• stevegt... to Anonymo... 2011/12/29 21:50:20
  

  +1

  who came up with the prohibition nightmare anyway? didnt like a bunch of people die over that debacle?

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• stevegt... to sam123 2011/12/29 21:49:42
  

  oh youre kidding right? You mean everybodys not in the club getting tipsy?
  

  

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• stevegt... to Anonymo... 2011/12/29 21:47:15
  

  thats interesting, do you have a source for that?

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• Anonymo... to stevegt... 2011/12/30 00:55:33 (edited)
  

  I'm afraid I don't, I can't quite remember where the Information is from, but the Victorians were very fond of drugs, in particular opium, of which wars were fought over, see the First and Second Opium Wars. And yet, they were still by and large a very moral society, and crime went down to a level where police no longer needed to carry guns; I bet you can't say the same about the US under drug prohibition. And, as I'm sure you've noticed, under prohibition, use of such substances, especially when they are not seen as bad things, increases - people lose respect for the law. Of course, in today's society we are brainwashed into believing that drugs are bad, even though nicotine in the form of tobacco and alcohol are much worse than most of them, so people don't see prohibition as a bad thing, which stops some of the crime, but drugs are still used much more than they were when they were legal.

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• stevegt... to Anonymo... 2011/12/30 16:29:17
  

  it was about alcohol prohibition.

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• Anonymo... to stevegt... 2011/12/30 19:45:37
  

  Yes, and alcohol is a drug. Therefore it links in with drug prohibition's failures.

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• Leo 2011/12/29 02:49:21
  

  +1

  What's up with the map showing "no data" for 90% of the country?

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• Zammo to Leo 2011/12/29 03:05:01
  

  +1

  Somebody didn't do homework.

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• stevegt... to Zammo 2011/12/29 15:30:00
  

  uh oh. could you explain?

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• stevegt... to Leo 2011/12/29 15:29:39
  

  the ballots must have had problems with the chads? i dont know what youre talking about? where do you see that?

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• Leo to stevegt... 2011/12/29 15:35:15
  

  +1

  The last square on the map key that reads "no data" is the overwhelmingly prevalent color on the map that I see.

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• stevegt... to Leo 2011/12/29 16:37:47
  

  +1

  must not be any data. i didnt see any other maps that showed more, if you find one, please feel free to post it.

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• Demonic Rat Hunter 2011/12/29 02:39:34
  

  +2

  I remember in '77 when the city I live in was dry. There were more bars and clubs here then than now. When they went wet (while I was gone) most of the clubs went out of buisiness because they made their money from charging memberships as private clubs. There are less bars, clubs and liquor shops in the closest town than before, used to start at the city limits lined up like good little boys.

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• Todd *RP 2012* 2011/12/29 01:45:01
  

  +2

  Actually, at the county or city level I support this. It is much easier to effect change at the lower level than it is to effect change at the higher level.
  And if you can't effect change at the county level, but you want your liquor that much, you can just more 20 miles across the county line.

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• sam123 2011/12/29 01:24:42
  

  +1

  it is supposed to be done long time ago, and benefits could have been great in term of social , economic and health issues.

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• Q 2011/12/29 00:38:54
  

  +1

  In Kentucky most dry counties have bootleggers who sell out of they're homes or businesses and the police are well aware of them, in fact they often provide a kickback to local law enforcement. And usually these same people sell pain pills and other drugs to those who otherwise might not be tempted.
  
  Enough with the outdated blue laws, they don't work and sometimes even promote drug abuse.

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• Curmudgeon 2011/12/28 23:42:52
  

  +1

  Prohibition didn't work once, so why are people considering it again? As prohibition only served to demonstrate that if people want to drink, they will find a way to drink and create a super rich criminal class.

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• Savious 2011/12/28 22:43:19
  

  Although I disagree with the entire idea of a dry county, or state; it really is their call. After all, whom am I, to say the people in KY should be allowed to drink, or not drink; the whole non-intervention thing applies, even if they are doing something that seems totally backwards to me and the rest of the country.
  
  One thing that does confuse the living heck out of me though; is this moist county idea. I can’t buy beer and take it home to drink; but I can go to a restaurant, get drunk and drive home? If they flipped it around; I’d understand it a lot better.

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• Mog of War 2011/12/28 22:05:42
  

  +1

  I would have to say, counties are at the liberty to regulate said sales if they wish. People are also at the liberty to make the choices they wish. The map is largely inaccurate, as several of the counties on it, which show partially dry, have gone wet. It's been my experience, that when a county goes wet, the sale of alcohol goes ridiculously overboard after just a few years, and it's not long before booze has replaced milk, toilet paper, and everything but candy and smokes on the shelves of the convenience stores. And when the grocery stores were built or last remodeled while it was a dry county, non-alcoholic beverages end up having to compete with alcoholic beverages for the same shelf space...
  
  It's a mixed bag for me. I don't think it is the county's place to regulate whether or not people can have alcohol in their homes, but it is their place to decide which sorts of stores are allowed to carry it... To a limited extent.

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• mg's haven~POTL~PWCM~JLA 2011/12/28 21:46:42
  

  +1

  If people used things in moderation and with responsibiity it wouldnt be an idea at all. However we dont have that and something harsh like this has been shoved at us (all of us) whether we NEED the extra protection from ourselves or not. Im still trying to figure out when self discipline dissappeared and "big brother" felt they had to step in. I grew up and take care of myself just fine.

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• ETpro 2011/12/28 21:41:01
  

  +1

  Thanks for the map. That helps explain the lunacy of the solid red South to some extent. The rest of the country realized prohibition was an abject failure and caused more problems than it cured a full 80 years ago and repealed in in 1933. THese guys are just a little slow on the uptake. No wonder they want to wait at least 50 more years for trickle-down economics to finally start to work.

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• Todd *R... to ETpro 2011/12/29 01:52:57 (edited)
  

  +1

  Please note that Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama do not make up the whole of the South. Please also note that not even all of those states are completely dry.
  Next, take note that Kansas is not part of the South, nor is Utah, but they both have dry counties.
  So please think before you speak out of your butt instead of your mouth.
  Thanks.
  A Proud Southerner

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• stevegt... to ETpro 2011/12/29 15:31:13
  

  it because not many people live there.................so, they have no real need to have a liquor store, or beer and wine?

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• Shae 2011/12/28 21:25:36
  

  +1

  It just means more sales for the neighboring counties.
  
  I love the map! The areas (eastern KY and western VA) are dry!!!!!
  They make the moonshine!

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• Marissa 2011/12/28 21:22:54
  

  +2

  just as longs as alcoholics stay on their own property and dont become a problem with society, it should remain legal to sell alcohol no matter what, so that responsible drinkers can still enjoy themselves

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• bob h. to Marissa 2011/12/29 16:54:04
  

  How many liquor stores could stay open w/out alcoholics? One bottle of wine every month and $5 Vodka for New Years?

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• Pat 2011/12/28 20:54:24
  

  +2

  I don't think prohibition of alcohol cuts down on consumption at all. If people want a drink they will get one somehow. It's not the alcohol that's the problem, it's the drinker and they will be a problem in any county. I can't imagine that it's cost effective to enforce prohibition. I think it's education and vigilance by sellers that is more effective.

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• bob h. to Pat 2011/12/29 16:59:11
  

  +1

  It's like taxing cigarettes to death. Cigarettes are the most smuggled commodity in the world; and they're legal.

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• Independent Thinker 2011/12/28 20:52:03
  

  +1

  The issue is a personal one...tooooo much regulation.

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• Minimalist.tree 2011/12/28 20:40:04
  

  +1

  I am happy that I live in a part of the country whereas dry counties are only a thing of myth. To me, this is backwards logic, or regression.
  
  I find if peculiar that the majority of dry counties fall within the borders of ultra-conservatives states.

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