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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Top 10 of 2008: Walking Under the Influence
Posted by Greg Hambrick on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 2:16 PM
A daily glance at the top 10 Charleston stories of 2008. Look for the entire list in today's Charleston City Paper.
8. Walking Under the Influence
Charleston Police Chief Gregg Mullen’s philosophical focus on smaller crimes to prevent larger crimes usually draws support — unless those smaller crimes involve drunk revelers. Citing a city ordinance on open containers, officers began ticketing participants at downtown art and design walks where galleries and boutiques keep their doors and their wine bottles open after hours. Police also threatened tickets for tailgaters at the Dave Matthews Band concert on July 4, rubbing this sore spot to the bone. The criticism that swiftly followed led the department to patrol the parking lot, but they didn’t hand out one open container ticket, even though witnesses reported rampant libations.
In 2009: The chief makes no apologies for his approach to law enforcement, and, if Mullen finds improvement in reducing crime, a few tough-to-swallow fines may be the tough price for success.
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