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Originally Posted by TheRitsman
Ouuu oops. I drink often in public  no harm in my mind. I'd rather see people drinking than doing heroin tbh. As long as litter is thrown out, which many are also decent at. Others not so much.
To be honest the illegality of drinking in public is a bit silly and paternalistic in my mind. That's really only a North American thing (and Australia in some places). I'm a fan of the relaxed drinking laws put in place by the Ontario government. Drinking on a patio now feels a lot more natural and less weird like I'm in a drinking cage. There's already public intoxication charges for beligerent people. |
I totally agree. I also think responsible alcohol consumption outside is totally acceptable. Of course I've done it too. I used to live in Toronto and i'd spent most summer weekends hanging out at Bellwoods or High Park with friends enjoying a few beers. Nothing wrong with that.
But I mean, young people having a few drinks at Bellwoods is quite a bit different than a bunch of homeless people drinking hard liquor until they're completely wasted at a street corner then wandering into traffic asking for change
But whatever you're into
In my opinion allowing that type of behavior is actually quite damaging to the homeless people themselves. I wish social services/ by law would go in there and prevent them from doing it with the ultimate goal of trying to help them with their mental issues and drug addictions. But I suppose some people think it's more humane to let them do whatever they like