Summer’s sun is almost here, and that’s fantastic. I’m looking forward to getting out in the sun and enjoying it to its fullest. But sadly, I can’t. As each summer passes and I get older and (hopefully) wiser one issue always rumples my feathers. And with an election approaching, maybe now is the time to address it. Can someone please, explain why I, as a responsible adult, cannot walk down the hot, sunny street or hang out in a park on a lovely day and enjoy a beer at the same time? Seriously, why? What’s the harm? Now, I’m not talking about pounding down a bucket full and getting all stumble-bummed. I’m talking about enjoying a tasty beverage on a beautiful day.
Is the public at large so precious that they must be shielded from such things? Are children too soft to witness responsible adults drinking responsibly in public? Are public drunkenness and underage drinking laws not enough? So I’ll ask again, what’s the harm? Why treat me, and the vast majority of other reasonable adults of legal drinking age like we’re going to cause the downfall of civil society? Is having a legal beer at a picnic on the commons going to inevitably lead to broken glass, broken people and vomit covered streets? Nope. Not in the slightest. So please, I beg you, let’s at the very least, start a real discussion. The sunny days are almost here and this is an archaic law that has no relevance in a modern society. —A Responsible Adult
This article appears in May 4-10, 2017.
Can’t do that, some twat will have a problem with it, start a Facebook group, it will get many likes. The government will be like, “OMG, we can’t have an angry Facebook group” and we will continue to be treated like children because of the actions of a few douchebags that can’t handle their shit.
Have your beer, who gives a flying fuck whether it’s legal or not.
I feel the same way.. I used to live in another country where having a drink while walking around wasn’t a problem at all; it felt good
Because most, not all, most of the population here drinks to black out rather than to enjoy the beverage!
Also due to reasons Furious pointed out. A similar incident took place, where a person was forced to forfeit his personalized license place because it offended “1” person! Somehow that “1” person managed to convince some illogical individual to force another person to forfeit their personalized license plate that actually only displayed their last name!