Well, if you remember our friends who allegedly stole beer from a cooler at Club 216, you can now forget them. They have been found not guilty because there was not enough evidence to convict them. The argument used against them (I am not kidding) : “they didn’t offer to pay when they were met by security.” I have no idea what this means, but it sounds like a lame reason to arrest people.
[via NBC]
The Amethyst Initiative is a movement backed by college chancellors and presidents to lower the drinking age to 18. While the University of Virginia President, John T. Casteen, doesn’t know “whether eventually [he] will sign this initiative or not,” it is an interesting debate, nonetheless.
In a statement released yesterday, Casteen explained:
We know for example that since the national 21-year drinking age was adopted, traffic deaths involving young people and alcohol have gone down. It’s not often said that they went down for the decade before that also. It’s not often said that such deaths have gone down nationwide. It’s very hard to judge cause and effect.
As far as we’re concerned, it’s not about age, it’s about having the responsibility and understanding of the risks of drinking. We do know that back in the day it was culturally acceptable to drive drunk, but today it’s not. L
Let’s look at some numbers…
Look what I found! Apparently those of you with Vertical IDs cannot purchase alcohol at the Shell on Ivy. Isn’t this against the law? I find it odd anyone would deny an ID for that reason if the ID was not expired. Messing with the ABC is no joke. Maybe the reality is that this person did not look like the photo on the ID? Very probable if you ask me. A villain should go test this theory. This guy was clearly pretty perturbed and thought Craigslist was the best outlet. Silly kids rants are for blogs
Vertical ID denied at local gas station (IVy Road Shell)
Reply to: comm-728423032@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-06-22, 11:24AM EDTOver the age of 21 and have a vertical ID? The Shell Gas Station on Ivy Road, 5 minutes from the UVA campus, WILL NOT SELL BEER TO YOU! I am a citizen of Charlottesville and have been a customer there for over 2 years, and my Drivers License does not expire until 2011 but they deny the sales of any alochol to anyone with the type of ID.I say any government state issued valid CURRENT ID, especially for Charlottesville locals, should be accepted and not doing so is age discrimination (come on people. it’s my damn driver’s license, that I happened to get renewed 1 week before I turned 21)
It seems like almost every year the police make a huge deal about how this year is going to be different, about how Foxfield will ruin your career if you break the law. Well, unless I have been living blind, in a shelter, veiled in secrecy, a huge number of people break the law at Foxfield.
Of the 24,000 people who visit Foxfield each spring, only 85 people were arrested. If anyone does the math on that means that less than 0.4% of the people out there were caught breaking the law. 84 of those people were in the student section. So, let’s figure this one out.
Let’s say half of the 24,000 are in the Foxfield section, and about half of those are underage. That means about 6,000 people will be illegally drinking at Foxfield. If 84 of 6,000 arrests were made, that means about 1.5% of those breaking the law were caught. This doesn’t include people who are DUIing or people who are doing public intoxication type things.
Hmmmmm….seriously?!
So, if you get arrested, please note: you are REALLY unlucky. Breakdown of those trying to arrest you:
81 Albemarle County Police
31 ABC Agents
17 Officers from the Sheriff Department
3 Bicycle Offices
110 RMC Private Security Officials
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Grand Total: 242 People Trying to Get You
On another note, don’t resist arrest like this guy! People, the bottomline is this: We know you are going to break the law, but don’t drink and drive, don’t act like an asshole and you will be alright. Remember to read our great Foxfield preview!
[via InRich. Pic.]
DISCLAIMER: We don’t encourage or support any illegal activities during Foxfield.
