Amish teen ticketed for having beer in buggy

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/12/09 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

LEON, N.Y. – Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths ticketed a teenager for having beer in his horse-drawn buggy when they pulled him over on a western New York road. They said the 17-year-old was charged with underage possession of alcohol after he was stopped by deputies late Monday night in the town of Leon, 40 miles south of Buffalo.

Detective Nathan Root said the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test.

[Larry Lucido]

You shouldn’t drink beer when doing one of those Amish drive-bys.

[Paladin2]

How old was the horse?

[Billthedrill]

Well, this sort of crackdown will end the scourge of Amish youths taking over Main Street for their midnight buggy drag races.

[americanophile]

"rowdy Amish youths"

Enter Saturday Night Live.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths

I KNEW it was those Amish yutes causin all the trouble..

[trumandogz]

Why not a DUI?

[americanophile]

"Detective Nathan Root said the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test."

Of course is begs the question...was he really the driver?

[NormsRevenge]

How old was the horse?

Old enough to drink legally apparently. ;-)

I don’t know but a 22-year old guy is also in deep doodoo for procuring the beer for the minor.

[shadeaud]

Did he get a ticket for drinking while buggying

[jakerobins]

Guess the cops didn't by his excuse it was for the horse?? LOL

[tet68]

“Evening Brother.
Evening Brother.
Say want to race stop sign to stop sign?
Bring it!”

[tet68]

Shouldn’t this headline have been....:

Rowdy Amish Youts sow wild oats?

[Paladin2]

They could put their sister’s pink slip on the dash.

[txroadkill]

Well, this sort of crackdown will end the scourge of Amish youths taking over Main Street for their midnight buggy drag races.

[SIDENET]

[tet68]

Do they even HAVE dashes?
Silly me, that where the radio goes, of course.

[mamelukesabre]

If you get drunk while driving a buggy, and then get out and lead the horse and walk with it, is it still considered drunk driving?

[Graybeard58]

Why not a DUI?

the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test.

He wasn't U.I.

[big'ol_freeper]

Ja, Yeah-cob was trying to go "OJ"...
... but he couldn't get his ass to haul.

[NormsRevenge]

not sure but if the vehicle, or in this case a buggy, is on a road surface, would it matter if you’re pushing/pulling it or driving it? the horse is under power either way.. just hope it’s a good follower. ;-}

[Paladin2]

You are likely confusing the Instrument Panel with the dash board.

[MTMS]

Lol, I wondered when someone would post that. hehe

[Paladin2]

People have received a DUI citation while sleeping in their vehicle and when extracted from their recently arrived car in their garage.

[gorush]

You’ve got to nip this kind of activity in the bud! (Sorry, can I say “nip” in an Amish thread?) But (almost) seriously, would that we could get the Amish to vote...

[anniegetyourgun]

snort!

[tet68]

Yeah, that’s what the horse said, but they gave him
a breath test anyway.

[NormsRevenge]

I guess the keys being out of the ignition wouldn’t help if you have witnesses or reasonable suspicion.

[Red_Devil 232]

Is there a state fule tax attached to the oats the horse eats?

[SkyDancer]

And the next thing you know it leads to bowling and smoking

From the movie Kingpin

[Paladin2]

Drinking and transportation proximity are a dangerous combination.

[Chode]

surprised it's not at the head of the pack...

[Batman11]

I wonder if there was a ...Witness?

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[txroadkill]

I tell you what...them Amish have always been nothing but trouble makers.

[ErnBatavia]

http://www.geocities.com/amishgimp/amishsb.htm

[trumandogz]

The Amish kid could had refused a breathalyzer or blood test based on his religious prohibition of technology.

[peeps36]

I was real surprised to see drinking and drug use in a documentary about Amish teens. It showed the kids when they reached the age where they had to choose between an Amish life or common life. There were Amish kids selling drugs to each other and having sex. I didn’t know they gave their kids so much freedom.

[Dumpster Baby]

[Chode]

and if it's not the Amish it's the Mennonites...

[Troy McGreggor]

A documentary, you say! Well, like the ancient Greek philosophers used to say, there is nothing more truthful than a impartial man with an idea and a camera who is pursuing a commercial venture.

The real problem is it would seem you base your perception of the Amish on a fictional creation...and even seem to think you know enough to pass judgment. I bet you’re an expert on Hitler and the Universe, as well...and can name a dozen ‘modern marvels.’

No wonder this country is in so much trouble. At least half the country must believe in 25 foot sharks than can chase a person from continent to continent...

[The SISU kid]

Not-A-Ping....

[buschbaby]

I grew up near an Amish community. Those kids can throw down and party just like the rest of us. We had some wild drunken buggy rides!

[Slings and Arrows]

Time to party like it's 1699!

[LibertyRocks]

Can’t help but to LOL at your post. :)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo74Dn7W_pA

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

As I understand it, there's a period of time in an Amish yoot's life called Rumspringen, in which the yoot can live it up like any other American yoot. After this period is over, the yoot can choose to rejoin Amish society or continue living a more decadent lifestyle.

[DeLaine]

http://begthequestion.info/

[Bender2]

Whenever in a buggy or in a bar... when I'm forced to look at a horse's ass, I drink beer! The cotton candy kills the smell of horse manure--

[blackie]

Ah, that’s liven’!