11-30-2018, 09:57 AM
(11-30-2018, 09:17 AM)Spokes Wrote: Just to clarify the notion that police weren't looking the other way. They are:
Quote:At past street parties, police have often looked the other way while students openly drank alcohol. However, if a beer can was visible, an officer would ask a student to pour it out.https://www.therecord.com/news-story/814...ice-chief/
Technically, that isn't looking the other way. They had the beer can emptied, the commission of an offence is no longer possible as the alcohol has been removed from the equation.
Example, person carrying a machete (a legal device), running into a mall (running from a parking lot is also not illegal). Officers would arrest. The person has done nothing illegal, but the arrest would be "to prevent the commission of a crime". That's pro-active policing. Pouring out any open alcohol prevents any further illegal acts from happening (Drinking in public / Carrying open liquor). Sure, you could write a ticket for everyone, but the hope is that if you have to pour your drinks on the ground consistently, you'll stop doing it eventually.
Coke