.., or things that go chug-a-lug in the dark.
AP tells us about some new legislation in Maine, an effort to keep children from having to witness adults drinking the alcoholic beverages has had the unintended consequence of making it difficult for the stores to hold the tastings.
The last-minute amendment said the events “must be conducted in a manner that precludes the possibility of observation by children.” The new law took effect Sept. 12.
Leslie Thistle of Bangor Wine and Cheese tells the Bangor Daily News that during her monthly tastings she has had to cover her front and back windows with black and drape a sheet across the storefront windows.
Leslie, who will probably have a tough time getting her licence renewed, calls the law ludicrous.
Aren’t they punished enough by living in Maine?
Do they think that treating alcohol consumption like it is something illicit will encourage a responsible attitude to it in the next generation? Maybe they think that if kids don’t see people drinking alcohol they will grow up completely unaware of it’s existence?
Why do the loud idiots get to make up laws that the rest of us have to live by?
This is some of the most ludicrous non-sense I have ever heard. If this is where the country is going then I may just need to live elsewhere. Seriously They don’t want kids to see a beer tasting or people drinking beer but they don’t mind that the kids can just flip on MTV on the tub and start watching people having sex and using foul language and dressing like hooligans. I don’t even have a problem with all that stuff and it’s just up to the parents to teach their kids how to be responsible. Unbelievable!