Man Threatens Cops With TV Remote

Reuters.com reported today on the wild antics of a drunken Austrailian man who threatened to detonate high explosives with a television remote control. According to the report, Geoffrey Martin Fryatt, 57, was threatening his neighbors at the Fairways Golf and Lifestyle Retreat in Brisbane with a knife, runing around in a drunken rage. When the cops arrived, Fryatt pulled out his T.V. remote souting, "One push of the button will blow up half of Brisbane!". The article doesn't mention how long the apparent standoff lasted, but it ended when police neutralized Fryatt in a hail of rubber bullets.
Apparently, Fryatt was upset from losing his life's savings to a crooked finance broker. While I can understand that losing all that money would certainly make for a bad day, this story is a prime example why alcohol is a bad solution to your problems.
Let's face it, alcohol is a drug. It may be a legal one, but its a drug nonetheless. I'll be the first to admit it, alcohol can make you feel good. At the same time, it can make you feel absolutely terrible. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should abolish alcohol. A few beers now and again never hurt anyone. I'm simply remarking how people tend to turn to it at the wrong time.
Alcohol is great for parties. It enhances the "feelin' good" mood, as I like to call it. But if you're already depressed, than that is the emotion its going to enhance. As this story shows, alcohol enhanced depression can lead to some incredibly stupid behavior.