[ivi0nk3y]

Jeeze how many people do I know that "drink sensibly".

Noone.

Similar arguments for alcohol are used by the industry that were used for cigarettes. Do I have to point out how harmful cigarettes are?
America even tried to ban alcohol for heavens sake and for a reason.

The fact is (especially with spirits) that it's hard to regulate how much you've drank. This is even worse when you're actually drunk since you're even worse doing your math.
I personally have never touched a drop in my life but I know plenty of people and their opinions on it, especially those who used to drink and don't anymore.
I see people paralytic and puking their guts out at the end of almost every night of the week and have to wonder why they are raping themselves in such a way.