Alcohol, Sex and Social Management —— The Social Function of Alcohol

Wine is a very strange thing, which can be fun and promiscuous; It can help the hero become brave, and it can also make people jealous. Sex is also a very strange thing, which can please the body and mind and disturb the nerves; It can be the bond and lubricant between family and society, and it can also be a by-product of conquest, killing and crime.

The management of alcohol and sex is the two most difficult social management, and it is also the easiest link to embody humanization, order and civilization.

Some religions prohibit drinking, such as Buddhism and Islam. Some people can't help drinking, such as Taoism. But almost all modern social management prohibits alcoholism, without exception. But there are great differences in specific management measures. Mr. Chen once talked about his experience in America in an article, when it was very difficult to buy a bottle of wine. When the store judges that you may have drunk too much, you will never do this business again. China also forbids drinking and drunk driving, but it preaches in the media that alcohol can make a hero's courage. It has unlimited tobacco and liquor stores in the market, and sells alcoholic beverages in restaurants, hotels and dance halls. There is basically no sense of restriction, let alone measures. This may be the source of repeated drunk driving accidents, and it also fully reflects the sum of social management.

The management of sex is the most extensive in all social management, including many aspects of law, morality and medicine. Because of the different religious beliefs and social systems, the management of sex varies from country to country, even the prevailing monogamy is an exception, not to mention the management of sexual behavior outside the family. However, no matter which form is adopted, effectiveness and order are the primary basic requirements.

Thailand is a country that advocates Buddhism. Society as a whole is not abstinent but never indulgent, but Pattaya and Phuket have sex open special zones. These special zones are not just a matter of "liberalization", they have very strict public security and health and epidemic prevention management. Just like the red light districts in many countries, let the clean ones be clear and the turbid ones be turbid, and others will not disturb them. In the management of sexual behavior outside the family, China basically adheres to the principle of prohibition, often sweeps pornography and severely cracks down on prostitution and whoring, but the effect is the same as anti-corruption, which basically backfires, and sex games, sex trade and sexual assault are becoming more and more normal.

It's just that the general management of illegal sex is ineffective. Recently, cases of underage girls being sexually assaulted in Yongkang, Zhejiang, Anxi, Fujian, Xishui, Guizhou and Lueyang, Shaanxi have also caused public opinion to question the current legal management. Not only is the crime of whoring with young girls widely criticized in the criminal law, but it is called "bad law" by public opinion spokespersons, and CCTV also holds a negative attitude in the special discussion.

In fact, China has done a lot of work in protecting women and children, including special protection committees, women's federations and working committees. However, there are problems in the most critical legal management. Not only do laws and regulations struggle with each other, but the scale of discretion is too large, and in a certain sense, it condones the expansion of decadent and sinful sexual concepts.

It is said that in the United States, anyone who has sexual relations with children under 14 to 16 will be regarded as rape. In fact, the existing laws in China are the same as those in the United States, only because of the appearance of the crime of whoring with young girls, the original conviction has become optional, and the rigid sanctions have softened. To make matters worse, using the word "whoring" to deal with cases where young girls are violated is itself a kind of neglect and violation of children's rights and interests. It is precisely because the legal deterrent function of protecting young girls has been weakened that more people may take risks and cause serious harm to young girls.

Social management is an important topic. Alcohol and sex may only be secondary options, but they can show different effects of different management concepts. Social management does not depend on how comprehensive the theoretical propaganda and system design are, but more on detailed concrete measures and the seriousness and dedication of law enforcers. If alcohol and sex are well managed, a society may be much better.