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> Most people can afford grabbing a beer in a supermarket and going to the park. This is illegal in almost all of the USA. Sometimes you can get away with it,

> Most people can afford grabbing a beer in a supermarket and going to the park. This is illegal in almost all of the USA. Sometimes you can get away with it, but if the cops decide to enforce the law on a particular day you’ll get a ticket.

throwaway98797 1y ago
unless you’re a kid or obnoxious police are quite reasonable made up fears are stealing your joy
- untrust 1y ago
  These are not made up fears, this is illegal behavior and breaking the law means risking hefty fines and a criminal record. Drinking beer in a park is not worth the possible consequences
  - coffeefirst 1y ago
    It also varies wildly by jurisdiction and local attitudes towards alcohol. I’ve lived in places where it’s basically tolerated so long as everyone is civil and discrete. I’ve also lived in places where they enforce it to the letter and they’re not messing around. I think people forget how big and messy the US can be.
- Uehreka 1y ago
  Oh not my joy, back during Covid I must’ve done this dozens of times over the course of a year so I could hang out with my friends. However I’m pretty sure we only got away with it because cops just weren’t looking at all since aside from us, the park was fully empty. On the whole I would not use the term “reasonable” to describe police. They’re power tripping infants who love to lord authority over people, and to the extent we get away with things it’s because they’re also lazy.
- AngryData 1y ago
  You either live in an extremely privileged and wealthy area or have not dealt with US police before. You don't get 25% of the world's prison population by being "quite reasonable"
oneeyedpigeon 1y ago
For the land of the free, America sure does have some weirdly authoritarian laws, many of them relating to alcohol!
- deleted 1y ago
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- mlinhares 1y ago
  It makes sense when you think it was colonized by puritans.
- busymom0 1y ago
  It's only just been legalized here in Canada as part of a pilot project this year: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/city-lists-participating-parks-alcohol-parks-pilot https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/city-lists...
  - _whiteCaps_ 1y ago
    In Vancouver since 2023.

throwaway98797 1y ago

unless you’re a kid or obnoxious police are quite reasonable made up fears are stealing your joy

untrust 1y ago
These are not made up fears, this is illegal behavior and breaking the law means risking hefty fines and a criminal record. Drinking beer in a park is not worth the possible consequences
- coffeefirst 1y ago
  It also varies wildly by jurisdiction and local attitudes towards alcohol. I’ve lived in places where it’s basically tolerated so long as everyone is civil and discrete. I’ve also lived in places where they enforce it to the letter and they’re not messing around. I think people forget how big and messy the US can be.
Uehreka 1y ago
Oh not my joy, back during Covid I must’ve done this dozens of times over the course of a year so I could hang out with my friends. However I’m pretty sure we only got away with it because cops just weren’t looking at all since aside from us, the park was fully empty. On the whole I would not use the term “reasonable” to describe police. They’re power tripping infants who love to lord authority over people, and to the extent we get away with things it’s because they’re also lazy.
AngryData 1y ago
You either live in an extremely privileged and wealthy area or have not dealt with US police before. You don't get 25% of the world's prison population by being "quite reasonable"

oneeyedpigeon 1y ago

For the land of the free, America sure does have some weirdly authoritarian laws, many of them relating to alcohol!

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mlinhares 1y ago
It makes sense when you think it was colonized by puritans.
busymom0 1y ago
It's only just been legalized here in Canada as part of a pilot project this year: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/city-lists-participating-parks-alcohol-parks-pilot https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/city-news/newsroom/city-lists...
- _whiteCaps_ 1y ago
  In Vancouver since 2023.