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Amish teen ticketed for having beer in buggy
AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/12/09 | AP

Posted on 05/12/2009 4:39:18 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

LEON, N.Y. – Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths ticketed a teenager for having beer in his horse-drawn buggy when they pulled him over on a western New York road. They said the 17-year-old was charged with underage possession of alcohol after he was stopped by deputies late Monday night in the town of Leon, 40 miles south of Buffalo.

Detective Nathan Root said the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: amish; beer; buggy; rumspringa; ticketed
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1 posted on 05/12/2009 4:39:18 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

You shouldn’t drink beer when doing one of those Amish drive-bys.


2 posted on 05/12/2009 4:41:07 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: NormsRevenge

How old was the horse?


3 posted on 05/12/2009 4:43:15 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: NormsRevenge

Well, this sort of crackdown will end the scourge of Amish youths taking over Main Street for their midnight buggy drag races.


4 posted on 05/12/2009 4:44:00 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: NormsRevenge
"rowdy Amish youths"

Enter Saturday Night Live.

5 posted on 05/12/2009 4:44:03 PM PDT by americanophile
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Police cracking down on rowdy Amish youths

I KNEW it was those Amish yutes causin all the trouble..


6 posted on 05/12/2009 4:44:37 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (I'm a Patriot Guard Rider..www.patriotguard.org for info..)
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To: NormsRevenge

Why not a DUI?


7 posted on 05/12/2009 4:45:16 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: NormsRevenge
"Detective Nathan Root said the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test."

Of course is begs the question...was he really the driver?

8 posted on 05/12/2009 4:45:23 PM PDT by americanophile
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How old was the horse?

Old enough to drink legally apparently. ;-)

I don’t know but a 22-year old guy is also in deep doodoo for procuring the beer for the minor.


9 posted on 05/12/2009 4:45:35 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: Paladin2

Did he get a ticket for drinking while buggying


10 posted on 05/12/2009 4:45:57 PM PDT by shadeaud ("If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten." -- George Carlin st)
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To: NormsRevenge
Guess the cops didn't by his excuse it was for the horse?? LOL
11 posted on 05/12/2009 4:46:19 PM PDT by jakerobins
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To: Billthedrill

“Evening Brother.
Evening Brother.
Say want to race stop sign to stop sign?
Bring it!”


12 posted on 05/12/2009 4:46:24 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Shouldn’t this headline have been....:

Rowdy Amish Youts sow wild oats?


13 posted on 05/12/2009 4:47:31 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

They could put their sister’s pink slip on the dash.


14 posted on 05/12/2009 4:48:06 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
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To: Billthedrill
Well, this sort of crackdown will end the scourge of Amish youths taking over Main Street for their midnight buggy drag races.

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15 posted on 05/12/2009 4:48:22 PM PDT by txroadkill (#12 in 2012 Baby!)
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16 posted on 05/12/2009 4:49:02 PM PDT by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: Paladin2

Do they even HAVE dashes?
Silly me, that where the radio goes, of course.


17 posted on 05/12/2009 4:49:51 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: NormsRevenge

If you get drunk while driving a buggy, and then get out and lead the horse and walk with it, is it still considered drunk driving?


18 posted on 05/12/2009 4:50:35 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
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To: trumandogz
Why not a DUI?

the teen admitted drinking beer, but passed a field sobriety test.

He wasn't U.I.

19 posted on 05/12/2009 4:51:28 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (God's Riches At Christ's Expense.............Selah.)
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To: NormsRevenge; Bender2; Lil'freeper
Ja, Yeah-cob was trying to go "OJ"...
... but he couldn't get his ass to haul.
20 posted on 05/12/2009 4:52:57 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ([Advocate for] Mitt Romney[?], God help you, but you're on the wrong website ~ Jim Robinson)
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