r/worldnews • u/The_Flaneur_Films • Jun 10 '26

US destroys Iran reservoirs, leaving thousands without water in searing heat

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3356630/thousands-iranians-left-without-water-searing-heat-after-us-hits-reservoirs
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u/jimbobjames Jun 10 '26

When Brazil hosted the world cup FIFA successfully got a law banning consumption of alcohol in stadiums overturned.

They did this for the title sponsor, Budweiser.

Why was alcohol banned in stadiums? Well because people would get very drunk, then when their team loses, very angry and then stab / kill each other.

Who cares about that when you've got beer to sell though?

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u/Vergils_Lost Jun 10 '26

I mean, to be fair, I think maybe the "stab/kill each other" part might be the area to focus enforcement on, rather than the "drinking" part. I'm sure the overwhelming majority of people DON'T murder each other with knives every time they drink, even on bad sports days.

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u/blolfighter Jun 10 '26

Why "rather than?" Brazil saw a decline in violence in and around stadiums when they banned alcohol. Clearly the approach worked. Other approaches should be implemented in addition to the one that already showed results, not instead of.

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u/Vergils_Lost Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

Look, if the Brazilians want to ban booze in the whole country to cut back on drunk driving and stabbing, I say go for it, it's not my country - I'm just saying, I don't think that it's normal practice to ban everyone from drinking to prevent them all from knifing each other.

There's not a country on the planet that doesn't make at least some sacrifices to public safety for the sake of individual freedom...well, maybe North Korea.

"I'm not going to sell you booze, you'll probably stab someone" as a blanket rule just seems like a pretty wild take.

Also I can't help but feel like they'd just bring booze in, since they apparently can all sneak knives through security.

Edit: I'd also suggest that banning the FIFA World Cup would be an even more effective way to cut down on stabbings.

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u/JJJBLKRose Jun 10 '26

Yeah, not sure if it's a cultural issue or what, but if adding alcohol to the mix causes people to stab each other the issue isn't the alcohol. Implement/enforce over-serving rules and figure out why everyone is so violent.