I really didn't write that very well. You are right , its been like that regarding the alcohol sales restrictions for years, I just assumed it was the pickled brains of those who manage to sober up enough to post on here, that were unable to properly understand the details due to being traumatised by the often scaremongering headlines. Words like "alcohol ban" tends to send them all bit crazy
But its not just on threads like this, its common nowadays , particularly on threads discussing what some would describe as sensitive matters, that some get so offended at a deliberately shocking headline, they will launch into a tirade, spewing out comment after comment without actually reading the article attached to the headline. which in many cases on this site has little in common with the headline at all.