That's 13% of the entire state.
$3.9 billion
Estimated annual cost of binge drinking in Wisconsin, more than half of which is attributed to lost productivity at work.
Oh fuck off
we're just numbers to them. drunk driving is bad bc number go down.
also wisconsin is BY FAR the state with the largest alcoholism problem
edit: actually north dakota is the worst but they have like 10x less people
1 alcoholic working on oil in North Dakota is worth 10 Packers fans.
Also there is noooothing to do in North Dakota but drink, and many people consider their lives there to be transient.
1 alcoholic working on oil in North Dakota is worth 10 Packers fans.
Like just in general?
You say that as if that one alcoholic working on oil in North Dakota isn't also a Packers fan.
That is usually the other option. Either that or a Vikings fan.
more than half of which is attributed to lost productivity at work.
:stonks-down: :powercry-2:
Sober drivers on their way to commit 75% of all accidents: 🤪
Jesus gives his most crowded school crosswalks to his drunkest drivers
assuming roughly 4 million of the 6 million population are licensed drivers, that's nearly 1 in 5 drivers… and those are just the ones that have been caught in the last year. what is going on in wisconsin
They have European drinking culture without European public transit. So they go to the bar or the supper club, get sloshed, and then drive home. Also, alcohol sales end at 9 pm statewide due to lobbying from the tavern league. They basically want people to drink and drive there.
It's a statewide lobbying group on behalf of bars, pubs, and supper clubs that has a surprising influence on state politics in Wisconsin. They're the main opposition to cannabis reform as well as the reason behind store alcohol sales being cut off at 9 pm daily. They want you to go to the bar, and for most wisconsinites, that means driving.
Could a significant portion be some cops who got training to be able to convict anybody?
My town disbanded the DWI unit after they arrested someone with connections and it came out that 95% of their arrests didn't include breathalyzer tests.
The prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in Wisconsin is demonstrated by their electoral habits
well wisconsin is uniquely full of alcoholics even compared to the rest of the midwest
I read that as owls, and was trying to figure out how they had that much precision.
Keep in mind, there were people who got four OWIs in the month of December alone, so the actual number of people who get caught is lower than that
Ah yes, the statewide joke. You aren't even a real Wisconsinite if you don't have an OWI.
Beautiful state, except for in the winter which lasts for 4 months, which is when the heaviest drinking occurs, because nobody wants to go back home and people will keep buying you shots and drinks on your way out. Also it's a huge problem because there is genuinely a lack of social spaces that don't involve alcohol because of the 'you should mind your own business' attitude that has really developed in the last decade.
