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The Daily Memo - 6/28/06
What if I were to tell you I was going to sue you - is that something you might be interested in? (TV Squad)
Staff members of Washington’s Liquor Control Board are recommending a ban in Seattle on the sale of many cheap beers and wines, presumably much to the chagrin of Seattle’s lone Schlitz lover. (The Seattle Times).
Last week a judge detained five court spectators over a cell phone that rang during session, ordering the folks to spend more than an hour sitting in the chairs specially reserved for inmates. (The Legal Reader)
Brooklyn Law School made a boo-boo by including personal information of over 20 law school applicants on its publicly distributed academic calendars. (Law.com)
A South Carolina woman has been arrested after it was discovered that she was hosting wild parties for teenagers at her home, providing them with booze, drugs and birth control pills. (WXIA)
A defendant in one of the cases alleging the illegal downloading of music with peer-to-peer got a bit more than a slap on the wrist by the court after allegedly trying to wipe all evidence from her hard drive. (InternetCases.com)
Comments
So, yeah, it might seem funny that those who love Schlitz and Colt 45 here in Seattle may have the number of places where they can buy them be limited (and, I guess, it is to an extent) but actually, what the WSLCB is trying to do (with the blessings of our fair, conservative-minded city) is sweep the issue of public drunkeness and homelessness under the rug.
The Alcohol Impact Area they are trying to set up (and the one that is already up and running in downtown and the International District (our PC euphemism for "Chinatown") makes it illegal to sell the kinds of cheap liquor that very, very poor people drink.
Now, I am all in favor of trying to help alcoholics (especially the chronic street drinkers) get off the stuff, but all this stupid scheme does is force the drinkers to the next neighborhood where they can buy the stuff. Hence the new AIA in the areas RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE ORIGINAL ONE.
Did we not learn the lesson with prohibition? The drunks ain't gonna stop drinking, they'll just stop drinking where they can buy the stuff. But hey, in Seattle's mind, who cares? At least they won't be here anymore.
Posted by Charlie | August 28, 2006 3:39 PM