Letter on sale of alcohol

Dear Editor,
In my opinion, the Maldivian society is not educated well enough on Islam. Islam remains as a second thought to many Maldivian citizens, particularly among the younger people.
Most of the younger Maldivians wouldn’t even give a second thought about drinking alcohol. They won’t remember how it is banned in Islamic sharia, and the sin they commit by drinking it. Some of them even crave for an opportunity to drink that stuff.
Even now, it’s too easy to obtain alcohol. Allowing sale of alcohol on inhabited islands would result in total chaos! It would open up a new form of drug that is already being restricted in several non-muslim countries.
I wouldn’t mind the ban being lifted, as long as the sales are strictly monitored, and abusers of alcohol are given hefty punishment (in Britain, for example, a shopkeeper could go out of business for selling alcohol to a juvenile). The problem is that people in the Maldives already don’t get enough punishment even for serious crimes, such as adultery, rape, etc (some even get released!). This would encourage more people to take part in such crimes, because they know that they won’t get serious punishment for it!
I believe that allowing the sales of alcohol in the current Maldivian society is not sensible. Unless the Maldivians are taught more about Islam, and younger people are taught about how dangerous drugs and alcohol are, our society isn’t safe.
Regards,
Anonymous