binge drinking, page-20

"You can't possibly be arguing that society is not more violent now than it was in our era"

Yes I am, it is less violent now. The real story here is about the media, there is a saturation of it now and with new media the traditional sources are getting more and more desperate to get a "story" and hold or capture their audience. It means every incident gets maximum exposure.

20-25 years ago if I didn't see 2 or 3 fights during a night out in Sydney it would be a rarity. These days I rarely see such incidents.