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Drinking in the street?
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Ok, i need some help. On New Years eve I was in a friends house and i was drinking and then I went out to the shop and took a bottle of wkd with me stupidly, and of course between the house and the shop the police caught me and two friends. The police said that we were being cautioned or charged or something, took our details and let us go. But the thing is does anyone know if anything will happen to us? I am really really worried about this can someone please help me?
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If you were being charged they would have done it then. I'm assuming you got a warning or something similar. So next time they know you've alreaedy been warned and they won't be so leinent.
If the cop is sound you'll probably get away with it, if not, you'll get a fine for drinking in public.
I'm sure the police should have better things to do
just run away next time, even more fun! :P
No it isn't. It's horrible.
Drinking in public is not illegal generally, but a lot of towns and cities have by-laws banning it in the centre of town. For example, Aberdeen certainly does, but I'm pretty sure edinburgh doesn't.
you arnt allowed to drink in town centre here either, but everywhere else isnt a problem
What's horrible about it
We used to have an excellent spot next to a park, nice little clump of trees, away from the sight of most people. Excellent times.
Not everyone who drinks or has drunk in public is a nuisance.
Slighly off the theam of the thread, brightons drinking by-laws mean you cant drink in nearly all the parks, and on most of the beach! Which is just crap.
In wales, IIRC, fines aren't given if people are caughting peeing in the street. Instead, they have to clean it up themselves...
Where I live you can be fined up to 500 quid
Drinking outside when you're underage is a truly higher form of recreation :yes: .
Well ok, i'll rephrase, Drinking in public places is one of the simple pleasures in life. A field, a church yard, a park, a flat rooftop, doesn't really matter. As long as it's not raining and you're with a group of mates, it's way more fun than a smoky pub.
Infact there was nothing better than going up on 'skutter roof' a flat roof above some outhouse that had some offices backing onto it, and a fire escape going upto it. In the summer it was the best thing, take up some tinnies, or a few bottles of cheap wine, and get drunk while the people watch you outside the office window. Sometimes a disposable BBQ went up there too. Oh happy days.
I find myself agreeing with spliffie.
You can be my first disciple. I've fancied elevating myself to godhood for a while now.
disposible bbq and a carry out
CANT BEAT IT
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