(04-15-2018, 05:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Although I will point out when you call those students (22,000 of them all) "selfish and ignorant" I do have to wonder.
Because they're draining the resources that the region has (EMS in particular, this isn't a fire hazard and the policing is being taken care of), which risks the entire region. And I do know in fact that the students were spoken to regarding the event. Some listen. Some don't. Some were more interested in having a party in their apartment and were upset with their landlord for limiting capacity. So didn't have that issue, so we don't hear about that. Nor do we hear about the students bar hopping.
And it is selfish to put the ENTIRE region at risk just so you can enjoy a few too many. That's all that I am saying...
Public intoxication is a provincial offence, so no record, unless you're doing something else illegal. The police can arrest someone and throw them in the drunk tank and release you later on with a $65 fine, IIRC. They do this so you don't do something stupid (like hurt yourself) or do something stupid (like get into a fight and really hurt someone) then blame being drunk for you actions. In cases like that, if someone is at this party, gets drunk, interacts with the police (but no arrest) but later gets into a fight (and hurts or kills someone), then a good lawyer will get this person off a serious change because the police failed to do their job.