Drinking alcohol

In Britain there is a generally accepted culture of drinking alcohol. It is very much the norm for people of all ages to drink alcohol and get drunk. It has become accepted for even under age people, who are legally not even allowed to drink, to drink and get drunk, which I feel is a huge issue, in Britain. If you have, which most people will have, been on the recieving end of the behaviour of a drunk person, you will know that it is not funny, nor entertaining to see or hear. Watching an anebriated women, stumble down a high street, with her top pulled up and skirt pulled down, singing the famous words of Gloria Gayna 'I will survive...' to me shows nothing but lack of self-control and discipline. It shows a lack of self-respect and self worth. And, quite frankly, represent too many people in Britain. You just need to look at the example of Phillip Laing, the student who got so drunk that he urinated all over war memorials in Sheffield city centre. Now after this happened the whole country was in shock and talked about Laing in disgust. Ultimatley anyone who has ever gotten that drunk, which im sure many people have, dont really have a leg to stand on (excuse the pun). Ultimatley, if you have gotten so drunk that you dont know what is going on around you, you could have, potentionally, done the exact same 'disgusting' thing. So why then is it acceptable to just condemn this one person. Infact what the British public should be doing is looking at the wider picture and problem. Ultimatley if drinking alcohol was banned all together these cases of drunken vandalism, anti-social behaviour, and road accidents which have lead to death, would be eradictated! I am firmly of the position that drinking alcohol of any amount should be banned, bacause ultimatley drunkenness starts with one sip of a drink!
Below is a link for alcoholics anonymous:
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/

Islamic perspective:

The Islamic opinion and law on the consumption of alcohol is very simple. Alcohol is Haraam (forbidden) in all and any circumstances.
Below is a link for a website which gives such rulings:
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=17967&CATE=1