True, the cop is there to maintain order, not condone public drunkenness, regardless of his heritage. I did not mean to imply otherwise. But, it is what it is and always will be. Some choose wisely, some not so. The acts of few can reflect negatively on the others who behave in a responsible way.
As a college student, I witnessed and survived the green beer and rowdy crowd. I like to think the experience taught me something useful about life and your points are well taken.
BTW, my ancestors came from county Wexford. My Irish ancestors and their descendants, like me, are not without faults. Heaven forbid that I if not by the grace of god might be bringing shame upon the Irish. :)
an undergraduate student body of 45,000 and visitors could gather more than a few out of control drinkers
And I’d bet not more than about .02% know anything about the Saint they claim to celebrate
On my daily mass reader, the entry for 17 march says St. Patrick. I’ll pray to him, like ill pray to st Katherine Drexel today, for special blessing
If you had ever been to Wexford and to the church where the have had perpetual adoration, you might feel insulted by penn state kids and tgeir apologists here
Perhaps penn state is just not in the mood for any more attention. The press must have camped out there and have them in sight
At least their behavior so far has not been in the name of a saint. Maybe st pat sought the intercession of The Lord on this. Not wanting kids getting alcohol poisoning in his name, there’s already bishops allowing lgbt banners in his name in their parades