http://www.jockcoats.org.uk/carrot_or_stick_nope_free_lollipop Comments for "A carrot or a stick? Nope, a free lollipop!" en http://www.jockcoats.org.uk/carrot_or_stick_nope_free_lollipop <p> At the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/7165958.stm" target="_blank" title="Lollipops stop anti-social behaviour!">BBC again</a> :  </p> <blockquote> <p> <em>Lollipops given out free to party-goers as they left the pubs and clubs have helped reduce crime in December in a Buckinghamshire town, police believe.  Research suggests people leaving pubs and clubs after drinking alcohol are often aggressive because their blood sugar levels are low.</em> </p> </p></blockquote> <p> Well, the science may well be right (as a diabetic I know that alcohol lowers your blood sugar, though it also blocks seratonin receptors which reduces the feeling of wellbeing so might also explain it a bit), but presumably a real carrot would work just as well! </p> http://www.jockcoats.org.uk/carrot_or_stick_nope_free_lollipop#comments alcohoodies Positive Media Feeds Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:16:09 +0000 Jock 747 at http://www.jockcoats.org.uk