I had to google what "open liquor" means. Holy *********** , are you telling me public drinking isn't allowed in the US? What kind of totalitarian regime are you ******* living in?
No, I'm from the Netherlands and here and in every other european country I've been it's perfectly normal to drink beer on the street. It's just another one of USA's retardations to forbid such a simple thing.
It's legal some places in the US, Nevada to be specific. I've never had the urge to drink on the street anyhow. I've drank a few on the beach at Lake Erie and as long as you aren't being a **** face about it nobody really cares. it's more for people who are acting up so there's an extra thing to charge them with, like getting pulled over speeding and the cop notices your plates are expired.
No literally most places in any first world county have some form of open container law. Denmark is the only place listed that doesn't. It's just that (as in the US) most law enforcement ignores it if you aren't in a vehicle.
Right, I thought they actually actively enforced it in the US, my bad man. I'm actually glad that the laws exist in a passive way so that the cops can easily apprehend people who are being extremely obnoxious because they're drunk.
The same can be said most places in the US. In fact, we have many old laws that we simply haven't bothered to change, and we just don't enforce. For example, in my state of Oklahoma, it's technically still illegal to have sex before you are married, but nobody cares enough to even bother acknowledging that the law exits.
In most countries (not just US) you aren't allowed to have open containers of liquor in the passenger area of your car. You can have it in your trunk (I think the back area of an SUV counts too). This is supposed to discourage drunk driving.
According to a quick google search open containers are illegal in almost all of Europe as well but most authorities choose to turn a blind eye. The definition of open liquor is retarded. You can drink in public, like in bars, clubs, food places, your lawn or your neighbours lawn if they let you. Open liquor means you can't walk down the street with an open container of liquor and be drinking it. Yes you can have a bottle that was opened then the lid was placed back on, but open liquor means if the bottle is closed and you aren't drinking it on the street, it's ok.
The street's not a prime drinking spot. The law exists so normal people walking on the street don't have to deal with drunk assholes hanging out getting drunk on the street. If you really wanna drink in the street just brownbag it and you would probably be fine
There is nothing wrong with drinking and driving.
There is nothing wrong with drinking alcohol and them immediately driving.
There is also nothing wrong with drinking alcohol while driving.
As long as you are not driving while inebriated.
And as long as our laws actually follow logic.
I think I get what you're saying. But a lot of people are too stupid to know their limits. And drinking laws aren't there to punish the people for drinking. They exist to protect the innocents that are murdered by careless drinkers.
>cops pull guy over
>guy has a bottle of liquor in hand
>cops ask guy to step out of the vehicle as driving whie intoxicated is illegal
>guy refuses, saying car is house
>guy gets his window smashed and tased
pfft, Ricky is from Canada, they wouldn't taze him or smash the window. They would apologize for any inconvenience. then he'd tell the cops to **** off
Student in policing here. Canadian law
A vehicle in motion is not considered a dwelling house. In order for a motor vehicle to be considered a dwelling house it must have bedding and cooking accommodations. It must also be parked off of a road or highway on some form of property that it is permitted to be on.
if I am remembering right, a house can be your home, but a home is not always a house. It is most where you are comfortable/feel safe at, and all that.