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Foxboro Seeks New Bill To Prosecute Drunken And Disorderly Conduct

By Altman & Altman

Foxboro is apparently tired of public drunkenness. And, as we all know, when we decide we are against something...we push to make it illegal. Even if it already is basically illegal!! Folks in Foxboro are now pushing to outlaw public drunkenness. The move is supported by many, including the parents of a young woman who was killed in 2008 after tailgating at Gillette Stadium. ?What?s it going to take, a couple more fatalities?? Steve Davis of Milton said as he and his wife baked a cake for what would have been their daughter?s 23rd birthday today. On Monday, at a Town meeting, voters approved an article to impose a $200 fine for public drunkenness. This makes Foxboro the only Bay State municipality other than Dedham to pass such a bylaw, according to the state Attorney General?s Office, which must approve the measure...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on March 10, 2011 (boomark / email).