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Originally Posted by janwhin
My great grandfather was fined 20s in 1883 for being on the premises of the Masons Arms during prohibited hours on a Sunday. He claimed to have only stood on the doorstep and was cleaning the pigs out in the yard! An under cover cop bought several glasses of whisky from the landlord and saw two other men buying drinks. They were fined 40s.
Presumably the policeman just staggered away drunk with his notebook  |
yeah, cops drinking whisky; it's a tough job but someone's got to do it!