Another thing that is related to the topic, I think if Qatar wants to legalize alcohol, they should also put up measures to ensure people are responsible when they drink, because quite frankly the are not many in place. As much as I hear about Qatar suffering from the 'land cruiser syndrome', I never hear anyone talking about the 'drunk driving expats syndrome', I have seen this happening frequently and it's just ridiculous. I also recall reading an article in the newspaper of an American who got no jail time for crashing while driving drunk, all he got was a warning, such light sentences are regular if the offense is DUI and the perpetrator is from a Western nation.

If they can't control these idiots and punish them adequately, then perhaps they should take the Kuwait approach and keep the country dry, but they won't do that for obvious reasons, so therefore they need more police to make sure the roads are safe, day and night, as opposed to having them staking out parking lots to issue tickets for parking violations.