If they are talking about some of the people i see walking into (if you can call it that) the stadium on game days, i have no problem with this law!!....the vast majority of us know how to drink and have a good time without falling all over the place and swearing every 2 seconds!!!
Just thought of something. If you get kicked out of the fort for drunkenness (or any other reason they can peg drunkenness to), your season ticket price nearly doubles.
It is interesting to see that 979 people were taken into PC last year, and over 30% actually came from country fest alone. Which goes to show, country music fans are the real hooligans of the world.
source: http://www.townfoxborough.us/Pages/FoxboroughMA_News/0169D69F-000F8513.0/Special Town Warrant.pdf A news article said that there were last minutes changes, so this may be the proposed article and not the one that was passed. http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2011/03/08/news/8974402.txt http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news...o-fine-people-for-public-drunkenness-20110307 Foxboro also set a $200 fine for public consumption of marijuana.
For what it's worth, I'm not sure that law applies to the Foxboro Stadium lots, at least the ones that charge for parking. If it's a paid lot, I doubt that the public does has a right of access to it. Thus, such lots would be outside the scope of that law. Still, don't get falling-down drunk in public. It's unwise.
I am appalled that anyone under the legal drinking age would even consider violating the laws in place enacted solely to protect them!
Apparently $200, but I noticed that as well ("one hundred dollars"). Keep in mind that this may not be the version that was passed.
Good. It's about time. Fewer drunk a-holes on route 1 to watch out for when heading home from Pats games.
Doesn't sound constitutional to me. What if taking some prescribed medication makes you "appear" intoxicated? What if some physical/medical condition does? How do you measure appearing intoxicated? How can one reasonably defend themselves in court on such charges - provide witnesses that say they didn't "appear" to be intoxicated?
I was wondering about this as well. "Appear" intoxicated makes little sense... and leaves way too much of a gray area.
What part does it violate? You explain that to the officer. You explain that to the officer. They use the definition used by police elsewhere. This isn't a unique law. Have you watched court proceedings in this region? If you have any kind of argument and it is an isolated incident, it gets reduced big time.
The cops really pulled a bait and switch here if you ask me, they lobbied for the fine on the basis that it costs $130 to process these individuals, then minutes before it's to be voted on the text is changed to allow them to ticket without taking people in to into protective custody. Looks like a pretty easy way to the line the town's coffers if you ask me (all fines go in to the town's general fund). I'd expect to see it more strictly enforced at big events like concerts and Patriots games where enough demand exists that you can replace those that won't want to come back (thus not ending in a negative economic expectation value) rather than small events like Revs games. http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2011/03/06/news/8964582.txt 1. Disorderly conduct 2. Destruction of property 3. Protective custody