After the party

Yet, thanks to the popularity of losing all self-control, fostered in parts by firms like Carnage UK, such behaviour has become all too

common.

Of course, loutish behaviour is neither the intention, nor the sole preserve of the bar crawl firm and, sadly, can be found in every British high street on many Saturday nights.

Yet when one of Carnage's own staff is convicted of punching unconscious a 61-year-old man, who was merely trying to get a good night's sleep, it highlights the very obvious dangers of events of which the raison d'tre appears to be mass inebriation.

Ryan Hilton, 23, from Muston, in Filey, North Yorkshire, was lucky not to end up in jail and it was only due to the generous intervention of his victim that he was spared such a fate.

It takes very little for a vigorous party to turn into something far worse and, indeed, it seems highly likely when the supervision is so pitiful. Unfortunately, this was demonstrated when Sheffield student Philip Laing, 19, urinated on a war memorial during a Carnage event.

Universities need to think about any ties they have with such a

controversial company while Carnage itself needs to change.

Amid the barbs directed at party organisers, young people should remember that responsibility for one's own actions can be satisfying – and doesn't rule out having a good time.