I don’t think they’re talking about a few friends getting together for some beers and BBQ.
it’s Boston. Just tax it and they’ll pay it.. they don’t care anymore anyway.
They’re talking about lots of friends getting together. Or maybe college parties like we used to have all the time for free.
Between this and regulating the temperature of our beer its only a matter of time before the college kids get really pissed off. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3039573/posts
Yeah. Although... Back when I was in my 20s, during a backyard BBQ, my neighbor called the cops.
"The cops are here!"
A little tipsy, "What?"
"The cops are here! They're at the front door. You have to talk to them."
"Hi."
Officer #1: "Are you playing wiffle ball?"
"What?"
"We had a complaint."
"About wiffle ball?" (Officer #2 smirks).
"They said the ball keeps going into their yard."
"What?"
"Yeah, that's what they said. Can you do something about that?"
"Oh, OK. We'll stop."
"OK, thanks." (Officers smirked at each other.)
We all knew that my neighbor was an a-hole...
I don’t think they’re talking about a few friends getting together for some beers and BBQ.
Yes and Yes. I presume that what they are really concerned about are these huge (hum read “urban”) late night parties that are advertised via social media and if they are posting flyers on store fronts and on utility poles advertising the party, that makes it sound more like a unlicensed “public” party and not really a private gathering, and those often get way out of hand when hundreds of people (i.e. “youts” and gang members) who may not even know the people who are throwing the party show up and cause mayhem. And from what I understand, sometimes these party organizers do try to collect a “cover charge” and that can go very, very bad when the party crashing gang members show up.
On the other hand, “Police are urging neighbors to call the party hotline” could also result in your back yard beer and BBQ party getting a no knock raid by the police if you’ve got a busy body neighbor call in a complaint merely claiming you’ve got a huge crowd and or that he or she “smelled or suspected you were toking some joints, when it might only be family and friends and not out an out of control drug hazed party.
But if you do throw any sort of party, just make sure you lock up your dog. /s. Not to mention that if you post on your FB page that you are throwing a 4th of July beer and BBQ party for friends and family, even if you have your FB security set to “friends only”, remember that the LEO’s (thanks to the NSA) can see and read everything. If you have fire crackers or sparklers and post anything remotely conservative to your FB page, expect the ATF, DHS and the IRS to show up as well.