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Malicious Compliance

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[–] kautau@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I think many countries have those laws, whether or not they’re strictly enforced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_in_public

Also depends on where in the US. Bourbon street? Las Vegas? Atlantic City? Go for it. It’s also one of those things where it’s an unspoken rule. Community concert on the green? Just don’t have an open beer, put it into a cup and people will care less and it’s hard for cops to say anything.

It’s certainly strange, but I think the issue here is cops being more militaristic, especially against those they think they can get an easy arrest, rather than our country being the only one with drinking in public laws.