>This is not an attack at the teamsters as an organization.

You singled them out pretty specifically without any sourcing and, frankly, in defiance of basic logic that says the lobbying arm most likely to push for something like this is the actual distribution companies.

This might have been not your intention, but it's what you did.

Specifically about ATVs? His campaign policy was a pretty simple continuation / expansion of what the city was already doing and continuing to accept help from the state police.

There's no such thing as a municipal problem this widespread that is going to be solved in a day.

That's cool, but people are practically celebrating 2 of them dying last night.

https://dbr.ri.gov/about-dbr/lookup-license

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They need to create new LLCs to get the license so most likely wont match up with breweries.

the ones i know of are mission beverage and Rhode island beer collective.

Wouldn’t not passing this give an unfair advantage to the breweries with enough money the self-distribute? It costs a lot to set that up - you need your own trucks, drivers, insurance, and sales reps. It seems to me that having the same distribution rules for all breweries, both big and tiny, levels the playing field for everyone.

This is not an attack at the teamsters as an organization. That being said, this is a move not to protect jobs this is them trying to keep the status quo. these distro operations are TEENY TINY compared to the three big distributors, who btw are in on this with them, again not to protect jobs.

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This is about an industry (craft Beer) that is growing faster in Rhode Island than the national average and is hiring people left and right to keep up.

No, Bayberry Garden was their advice.

Edit: Not sure why I'm being downvoted, Bayberry and Bayberry Garden are separate restaurants.

>Actually as a Paramedic, I devoted my life to helping people, and I have.

That doesn't buy you the right to shoot strangers. It just reinforces that there isn't a link between a "noble" job and being a good person.

So you think they should be able to freely ride around like this? They should be allowed to not just break laws, but fucking laugh at them as they do it? Guarantee you won't be so laissez faire when its your property they destroy or people you know is killed by them. If they were joyriding to get from where they store it to a spot in the woods and wanted to fuck around that way, I'm sure we wouldn't care nearly as much, but these assholes are living with complete disregard for safety, law and societal norms. Hell, I've seen these assholes riding on fucking sidewalks and the bike trails... yknow places where people are leisurely walking, sometimes with headphones on. What do you think would happen to that person when they are hit by a 300 lb dirt bike going 30+?

It's not racist at all. The cost benefit analysis is that there would be a higher risk of property damage and loss of life to chase around vehicles that can almost literally go anywhere. The problem is that they don't track them down to their source. As I said before, they aren't keeping these things under their bed. There a couple of them I see in Worcester doing illegal shit that I also see parked plain as day on busy roads.

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Them dying will actually probably be what slows it down some. I know they have their adrenaline seeking issues, but a couple of their homies checking out because they were doing dickhead things can absolutely unravel their cockiness.

Sounds like they got what was coming for them, not sad at all. Expected is what is is.

There are 9 breweries with licenses.

They aren't scared of the gangs, they're scared of them driving even more erratically and smashing into someone while being chased. As it is now, they mostly stay on the roads or close by, but you can be guaranteed they would cut through parks and shit much more frequently to get away.

Can't they just use a helicopter to track these assholes? I know it's expensive, but what the fuck, someone is going to get hurt. I'm in Worcester and we have the same problem, just the other day someone whipped around me when traffic was stopped to allow an elderly couple to cross the road and the dickhead missed them by less than a foot; I'm pretty sure they would have died as they were both vey frail looking.

I understand not chasing them around in cars and even to go after one person, but they can easily track a group of them. Or how about offering up a reward to rat them out, obviously these shitheads have a storage spot. I'm sure some neighbor would love to snitch for a cash reward.

I have only skimmed the laws but wholesale = selling to liquor stores and bar/restaurants.

It's kinda weird to see teamsters demonized and not the companies they happen to be working for. I guess the rah-rah pro-union sentiment has a limit on this sub?

thats just not true. in fact, the majority of my friends live here or are moving here. we all drink coffee and everybody knows dunkin sucks ass. I'll only go to dunkin if I'm taking an early flight and it's the ONLY thing available. Even then, I'm gonna look hard for any alternative caffeine bc dunkin is so nasty.

The mayor of Boston referred to this as “enjoying outdoor recreational activity.” Sure Michelle, that’s exactly what it is.

Teamsters are also trying to force wine and beer sales in groceries and convenience stores, threatening existing liquor stores, 99% of which are small, one-location/license (as mandated by law) family-operations, not rich & greedy power players. These Rhode Island-resident-owned brick & mortar businesses need our help too. It would be a shame to see our neighbors have to close up shop while Bezos cashes in even more.

Killed, no. Held accountable for the multitude of laws they are breaking, absolutely.

What makes you seem like a vigilante is there can be a very thin line between community self defense and a mob of vigilantes, especially when those who intend to do harm to an individual or the community are difficult to distinguish from those who don't intend to do harm.

Or it'd seriously risk people's health and lives. That's why Providence Police (like the majority of cities in America) outlined that policy. And they did it before Elorza took office btw

No, it will not stop the ATV problem. But it may help stop people from being dragged out of their cars and beaten. Or at the very least give someone the chance to stop themselves from becoming a victim of violent crime.