Raleigh City Council Bans Drinking Coffee in Public Spaces

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As if banning smoking in Moore Square was not enough, the Raleigh City Council has now put a full ban on drinking coffee in any of the city owned public spaces. You will no longer be able to have drip, lattes, frappuccinos, or even instant coffee brewed at your house while walking through or reading your book in Moore Square, Nash, the Capitol Grounds or City Plaza. The fine ranges from $20 for the first offense to being banned from even entering the public space for a year. The worst offense, spilling coffee on the sidewalk, will be met with your mug shot being posted on all trees and lampposts in the public square.

This explains why Moore Square will probably not have a cafe anymore. The odd thing about this news is that City Plaza has a Starbucks facing it so I guess the City of Raleigh doesn't want any patrons of the Marriott hanging out in City Plaza eating a Jimmy John's sub and drinking a latte. I guess all the yuppies and hipsters running around no longer had cigarettes to toss on the ground, so they've moved on to littering coffee cups.

When reached for comment, City Council member Bonner Gaylord said "Since we just cured smoking, coffee was the obvious next target. Plus, it was Thomas' (Crowder (City Councilor for District D)) idea"

This was posted on April Fools' Day 2011.

 

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