ANOTHER FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT UNDER ASSAULT

France's riot police have complained about being "treated like children" following a new ban on drinking alcohol while on duty.

(Thanks to Steve @ Secet Location and Chris Elzi)

Comments

[Tash]

Tout alors! The end of civization!

[queensbee]

sacre Bleeeeh!

[manual tomato]

Their impending surrender is bluuuuuuurp! imminent.

[Martini Shark]

"Sir, does this mean that we can now ignore the old ban?"

[bonmot]

Riot police motto: "We give a kick from Champaign."

[hogsatemysister]

To be a French policeman is to suffer...

Inspector Clouseau: I ruin everything I touch.
Arrested twice, I destroy a phone booth at a railroad station... I steal from a nun, I dont know my own face. A man comes up to me with, with my own
face tied on, I dont recognize who it is. I dont... I dont deserve to have this autographed picture of Sean Connery! [takes a picture from back pocket and tears it apart]

[Jeff in Ann Arbor]

25 cl is a pretty nice lunchtime snort - 1/3 of a bottle, or about 8-1/2 oz. Wonder how big the "small beer" is? For it to have an equivalent amount of alcohol, it would be 60 cl, or about 20 oz.

I think after that for lunch, I'd just want to take a nap and forget about rioting students.

[Loudmouth]

I bet they're mean drunks. Mo better to do the job.

[Annie Where-but-here]

They are not being treated like children. In France, children can drink. They are being treated like Americans. Tant pis.

[Wingnut]

I've surrendered to the neighborhood bar many times.

[Cheesewiz]

French tradition is no match for 24 hour, invasive photo/videography and lawsuits.

Quel dommage!