Is this normal? Are there liquor laws like this in your town?

[styrafoam]

These guys were busted for being drunk and calling a cab? Also, how much does a sixer of Sam Adams cost in your town? Its $11.20 here.

 

[pulse8]

They should get a pat on the back for having the sense to call a cab.

 

[UTmtnbiker]

I'm proud to say.....I live in Utah. :Q

Doesn't surprise me in the least bit. We've got the most f'ed up liquor laws this side of Saudi Arabia.

EDIT: At first, I'm like "I've got to see where this is happening, 'cuz it sounds like a Utah thing"....lo and behold!

 

Originally posted by: pulse8
They should get a pat on the back for having the sense to call a cab.

Definitely.

 

[Fausto]

Utah......how did I know that before I clicked on the link?

A six-pack of almost anything around here is $5.00-7.00 BTW

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
Utah......how did I know that before I clicked on the link?

A six-pack of almost anything around here is $5.00-7.00 BTW

It was either that or Singapore.

Rob

 

[UTmtnbiker]

First off, they should be patted on the back for GETTING drunk in Utah.

It's a real effort with the 3.2% beer, the measured drinks, and the no more than 1 drink per person at a table at one time...

 

[Fausto]

Robert Flowers, who as Utah commissioner of Public Safety oversees the investigations bureau, said his department has never received any complaints about the SIPs program.

SIPs "is an important project," Flowers said. "We are trying to protect people from themselves."

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Entity

Originally posted by: Fausto1
Utah......how did I know that before I clicked on the link?

A six-pack of almost anything around here is $5.00-7.00 BTW

It was either that or Singapore.

Rob

Hehe...I have some good friends who have been living there for the past few months. I'll PM you the link to their blog.....it's pretty interesting.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: Fausto1
Utah......how did I know that before I clicked on the link?

A six-pack of almost anything around here is $5.00-7.00 BTW

Beause it says Utah in the URL?


Our alcohol laws are ok. They goverment owns the LCBO which sells anything you want. The nice thing is that the LCBO is run just like any other store, very clean, nice and professional..a pleasure to shop there.

But they should deregulate the sale of alcohol though...

 

[amnesiac]

It always boggles my mind going to a state where liquor is regulated. In CA you can go anywhere - 7-11, liquor store (duh), supermarket, wherever, and buy any alcohol you might need. The only downer is no serving after 2AM.

 

[Joemonkey]

i never understood the whole 3.2 beer thing... here in KY it's near double that, i forget the acutal number (i know natural ice is 5.9, bud is a bit over 5 i think)

stupid blue laws!!! seperation of church and state my red baboon arse

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Robert Flowers, who as Utah commissioner of Public Safety oversees the investigations bureau, said his department has never received any complaints about the SIPs program.

SIPs "is an important project," Flowers said. "We are trying to protect people from themselves."

"We are trying to protect people from themselves."

Isn't freedom a wonderful thing?

 

[Azraele]

Originally posted by: pulse8
They should get a pat on the back for having the sense to call a cab.

Yeah. Too many people are injured or killed by drunk drivers.

 

[tk149]

Utah Code Annotated 76-9-701(1) states, "A person is guilty of intoxication if he is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, a controlled substance, or any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, to a degree that the person may endanger himself or another, in a public place or in a private place where he unreasonably disturbs another person."
A violation of this law is a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of 90 days in jail and a $750 fine.

:Q:Q:Q

 

[vi edit]

In Madison, WI you can't buy beer from a grocery or convenient store after 9:00 PM. How fugging retarded is that?!?!

 

[PunDogg]

Originally posted by: pulse8
They should get a pat on the back for having the sense to call a cab.

 

[Electric Amish]

Welcome to Utah....

If you don't like it, leave. We won't miss you.

amish

 

[brxndxn]

That's what you get for living in one of the top 5 crappiest states...

No wonder Utah has 0 good universities.. The smartest people like to get drunk.

 

[bozo1]

You need to read the article again. The guys were not busted.

The bar they were in was under investigation for serving obviously intoxicated persons. That is illegal in most all states. The cab was stopped to investigate whether the patrons were intoxicated so they would have evidence to go after the bar, not to arrest the patrons.

But yea, Utah liquor laws suck.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
That's what you get for living in one of the top 5 crappiest states...

No wonder Utah has 0 good universities.. The smartest people like to get drunk.

Oh!! Now that's fckin' low!!

We have one of the best Cancer reseach institutions in the US as well as one of the best Space and Aeronautical universities in the US (Utah State University)

At least our residents can actually fill out a ballot!

amish

 

[Spyro]

Originally posted by: pulse8
They should get a pat on the back for having the sense to call a cab.

I agree. My there sure are some pretty dumb laws......

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: pulse8
They should get a pat on the back for having the sense to call a cab.

yup

technically they could be arrested for PI, though thats not enforced very often

 

[AZGamer]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
That's what you get for living in one of the top 5 crappiest states...

No wonder Utah has 0 good universities.. The smartest people like to get drunk.

Did you forget BYU?

(slowly walking away ) Just kidding about that

Frow what I've heard, Utah State has some good programs.

 

[Rastus]

Welcome to Utah. If you think our liquor laws are funny, you should see our underwear.