“You never know what’s on the mind of young kids - some of them are pretty smart,” he said.
“The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away,” Alter, who has been a police offer [sic] for more than 20 years, said Thursday.
He said the idea came from a fifth-grade student in Jefferson County who was participating in a program to teach elementary students about state government. He sought their suggestions for new laws and chose the cold beer ban from a list of the top three ideas.
This is why making legislation for sake of making legislation is STUPID STUPID STUPID!
And this was the best idea from a list. Holy shit!
How many people actually go to the store, pick up some cold brew, drink it immediately, and become dangerously drunk?
If you are drinking while you are driving, you’re going to have to be driving for a freaking while before you develop enough of a buzz to be legally drunk.
If you’re already legally drunk, warm beer probably won’t bother you.
Even then, the people he apparently wants to stop, are people who want to get drunk while they are driving. To accomplish this mission there are many alternatives. One could take shots of liquor, or mix liquor with ice and cola, or drink wine, or keep cold beer at home, or drink warm beer, or drink listerine.
It’s bad enough that we let politicians make laws on their own without bringing in 10 year-olds.
Well, look at the bright side….stunts like this make South Carolina look smarter.