Since I actually read the article, rather than parroting preconceived cowardice about &quot;unsavoury types&quot;, I don&#x27;t have to make this false choice:<p>&gt; Bravely, his government had first tried to tamp down the issue with cold facts: statistics showed drunken violence was actually decreasing, by almost 40% according to some estimates, and the culture of small bars was starting to sap violent drinking away from the city.