If you have ever been to the beach before, you know what most people go for. To lay in the sand while soaking up the sun drinking on a cold one while listening to the waves roll. Recently, there has been a problem with drinking alcohol on the beach. The cities feel like it is increasing the risk of crime on the beaches. Crimes like: Sexual Assault, Underage Drinking, Disorderly Conduct and obviously Public Intoxication. It first took place in the spring of 2015, and the most recent banding of alcohol took place at Golf Shores. In some ways banding alcohol on the beaches could be a good thing, and some ways it could hurt these places tourist wise.
The good thing about banding alcohol is it would decrease the crime rate. The bad thing is that …show more content…
In 2015, Panama City Beach (PCB) banned alcohol on its beaches during the month of March due to extreme heavy drinking, which led to volatile situations. In fact, it was the result of PCB’s ban on alcohol that led Gulf Shores’ official decision to do the same.” When banning alcohol from beaches in PCB in 2015, Gulf Shores should have known that they were going to be the next hot spot for all college …show more content…
For the ones that are legal drinking age, I.D them and make them wear a bracelet while on the beaches. Have police patrolling the beach, making sure that people that do not have a bracelet aren't drinking. I just feel like this would be more reasonable, and it would keep people coming there during spring break. No, your not going to have as many people as you did when alcohol was allowed. This is because most of the drinking on the beaches comes from underage people. This would be a way to stop a lot of violence on beaches I do
The good thing about banding alcohol is it would decrease the crime rate. The bad thing is that …show more content…
In 2015, Panama City Beach (PCB) banned alcohol on its beaches during the month of March due to extreme heavy drinking, which led to volatile situations. In fact, it was the result of PCB’s ban on alcohol that led Gulf Shores’ official decision to do the same.” When banning alcohol from beaches in PCB in 2015, Gulf Shores should have known that they were going to be the next hot spot for all college …show more content…
For the ones that are legal drinking age, I.D them and make them wear a bracelet while on the beaches. Have police patrolling the beach, making sure that people that do not have a bracelet aren't drinking. I just feel like this would be more reasonable, and it would keep people coming there during spring break. No, your not going to have as many people as you did when alcohol was allowed. This is because most of the drinking on the beaches comes from underage people. This would be a way to stop a lot of violence on beaches I do