Problems With the No-Serve List

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News of a “no-serve” list in Madison is spreading like wildfire, and the feedback is very diverse. There are people who agree completely with this list and others who think this is just another burden to be put on people in the Madison area. Sure there are those chronic, problem-causing alcoholics that the Mayor and some Madison Aldermen are looking to punish, but is it punishing they really need? Or can this problem be solved some other way? This “no-serve” list was originally proposed by Mayor of Madison, Dave Cieslewicz, and Madison Alderman, Michael Schumacher. The list would consist of “habitually intoxicated people and would ban retailers from selling alcohol to them” (Wisconsin State Journal). Of course there is critical criteria that a person would need to meet before getting put on this list. The people on this list would be those people who are arrested or convicted of a crime while intoxicated at least six times within a 180-day period of time (Isthmus). In my opinion, people that are capable of this should be punished in some way, but putting a ban on alcohol s...

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