11-29-2018, 09:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-29-2018, 09:59 AM by robdrimmie.)
I spent entirely too much time reading up on articles about the 2018 St. Patrick's party on Ezra and can't find any mention by anyone from the city or WRPS that the event isn't legal.
This article (https://www.therecord.com/news-story/833...o-5-years/) dated March 19, 2018 includes "Larkin said he believe students heard the message that there would be consequences to flagrant drinking and police would be enforcing the law."
This article (https://www.wrps.on.ca/Modules/News/inde...6f66d62246) on WRPS' site is a letter to parents and high school students in the area and it opens "As you are aware, March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, a day that sees many University-aged students participate in an annual, although unlicensed, street gathering in Waterloo."
I think given the amount of publicity, reporting and content on the Police Service's own site if there was any law being violated simply by the party existing they would pretty clearly state "This is an illegal party" and in all instances it seems like WRPS goes out of its way to talk about actual illegal acts like liquor license violations (which is how they shut down keggers) or public drunkenness, etc.
This article (https://www.therecord.com/news-story/833...o-5-years/) dated March 19, 2018 includes "Larkin said he believe students heard the message that there would be consequences to flagrant drinking and police would be enforcing the law."
This article (https://www.wrps.on.ca/Modules/News/inde...6f66d62246) on WRPS' site is a letter to parents and high school students in the area and it opens "As you are aware, March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day, a day that sees many University-aged students participate in an annual, although unlicensed, street gathering in Waterloo."
I think given the amount of publicity, reporting and content on the Police Service's own site if there was any law being violated simply by the party existing they would pretty clearly state "This is an illegal party" and in all instances it seems like WRPS goes out of its way to talk about actual illegal acts like liquor license violations (which is how they shut down keggers) or public drunkenness, etc.