KipWellsFan Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 courtesy thebostonchannel.com Plan Aims To Reduce Rowdy Parties, Arrests POSTED: 7:38 am EST November 23, 2004 UPDATED: 8:33 am EST November 23, 2004 BOSTON -- There is a controversial new proposal in Boston aimed at targeting binge drinking. A city councilor wants the city to track sales of beer kegs and share that information with the police. NewsCenter 5's Gail Huff reported that Boston police would know by 5 p.m. each day where all the kegs were going, and then if problems erupted at parties officers would know where to go. They said the proposal stems from recent situations where students, alcohol and sporting events combined to create serious law enforcement problems. Last weekend, dozens of college students were arrested after several parties got out of control -- one following the Harvard-Yale football game. Assistant Boston University coach Christopher McLaughlin was arrested after allegedly interfering with police who were trying to break up a crowd at an Allston-Brighton party. The university terminated his employment. Recent rioting after professional sporting events also has authorities concerned. After a Red Sox victory in October, rioting led to the death of Emerson College student Victoria Snelgrove and more than 40 arrests, all of them college students. No student has been expelled. Boston City Councilor-at-large Steven Murphy now wants to pass an ordinance that would track keg sales in the city so police would know who bought them and where they were taken. It might also include a provision that requires buyers obtain permits to buy kegs and wait 24 hours before picking them up. In the meantime, the investigation into Snelgrove's death is expanding. Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole announced Monday the addition of five new members. The panel will determine whether police officers used appropriate force when the crowd got out of control outside Fenway Park. Copyright 2004 by TheBostonChannel Probably a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 First guns. Then kegs. What's next, bibles? Relax! .... I'm just stirring some s***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valponick Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 This has already been implemented where I live. You have to give your Drivers License to get a keg now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 This has already been implemented where I live. You have to give your Drivers License to get a keg now. Same here, and they put a sticker on the side of the keg with a number that corresponds to your info at the liquor store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Mabe frat boys and the like should get together down at the harbor and dump some kegs overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted November 25, 2004 Author Share Posted November 25, 2004 Hahaha Boston Keg Party Hahaha Good one Nuke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 It wouldn't stop anything. Kegs are fun, but I can have just as much fun with a case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 It wouldn't stop anything. Kegs are fun, but I can have just as much fun with a case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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