(PA) Troopers raid popular bars for unlicensed beers (and instead confiscate licensed ones)

Philadelphia Daily News / Philly.com ^ | March 8, 2010 | DON RUSSELL & BOB WARNER

[steelyourfaith]

Totally absurd. Big Government (at all levels) is cumulatively destroying this nation. Every year more taxes and regulations.

[a fool in paradise]

Maida said that the couple's attorney had told them that they have until 6 p.m. tonight to compile evidence to prove that the confiscated beer is properly registered. "The onus is on us to prove our innocence," she said.

Such is our legal system today.

[Oberon]

This is in Philly. They must have forgotten the monthly kickback.

[Don Corleone]

This just in...”Big Beer Bust at the Chiefs house this weekend. Beer will be provided”

[kbennkc]

People put up with all kinds of fees and restrictions on their intoxicants out of fear big brother will take them all away again if they don't behave . You are expected to be grateful .

[GraceG]

>> Never if you gave Obama credit for you having green jobs. <<

By the time Obama is done with this country the cities will be in ruin, 100+ million will be dead, and the only fuel that will be left to power tractors and farm equipment WILL come from rural stills.

Mark My Words, I sense this possibility becomming more and more a reality.

[a fool in paradise]

The bar owners sound wee-weed up, to put it in Obamaese.

[GraceG]

>> People put up with all kinds of fees and restrictions on their intoxicants out of fear big brother will take them all away again if they don’t behave . You are expected to be grateful . <<

Be greatful to the allmightly big brother government for the few paltry scraps of freedom they give back to you.

[tet68]

Thank goodness someone did something about unregistered
something, I might have drunk one and become unregular
and who knows where THAT might lead.

[GOP_Raider]

Beer Ping!

A low to medium ping list aimed at all of us who, well, love our beer…

FReepmail rzeznikj at stout or GOP_Raider to be added or struck from the list…

[Dan Nunn]

At least it’s not like Alabama where you have to buy alcohol from the STATE!................

Actually, in PA, you do (at least for liquor). All liquor in Pennsylvania is sold through state-owned Wine & Spirits stores. In fact, the Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits store is the largest purchaser of wine and liquor in the United States, and second largest in the world.

[sadamico]

“Sometime the badge just belongs to the biggest gang in town.”

In a lot of places, the police have let themselves become tax collectors with guns.

[Buckeye McFrog]

the laws that were used at the Salem Witch Burning Trials were easier to interpret and less arcane than Pennsylvania liquor laws.

(on the plus side, I do believe that the name Falstaff is still registered with the PA LCB...)

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

La Torre said that the investigation was sparked by "a citizen complaint.

A citizen who is, per-chance, a Teamster?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Great work, boys!

[a fool in paradise]

Competing bar perhaps.

[jokar]

Pa Bump

[Pessimist]

“Based on a complaint from someone the State Police refuse to identify.”

No doubt one of their competitors.

[piytar]

Look where the bars are located. Find a donk connected person who owns a bar that competes with them. There’s your “informer.”

Just more donk fascism, plain as day...

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Pennsylvania’s alcohol control laws are simply ridiculous.