Alcohol-fueled Ohio Amish party raided, 73 arrested

[KamaAina]

Not The Onion!

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/09/07/0907-amish-party-raided.html

Authorities in the heart of Ohio’s Amish country say they arrested more than 70 people in a raid at a weekend party in a field that was expected to attract hundreds of Amish youth.

More than 40 officers converged Saturday on the Hardy Township field west of Millersburg off of Rt. 39 after concerned parents notified the Holmes County sheriff’s office of a large party expected to attract over 1,000 Amish from Ohio and neighboring states.

Investigators say 73 people, including 35 juveniles, were taken into custody and charged with underage consumption of alcohol....

The Amish are a Christian sect whose members live a simple lifestyle and shun modern conveniences.

Party like it's 1599!

[Enrique]

1. it's Miller Time!

[MrScorpio]

2. Rumspringa like your ass depended on it nt

[KamaAina]

4. Rumspringa usually takes place in cities just outside Amish country, like the 'Burgh.

And the 30+ juvies arrested were nowhere near Rumspringa.

[LynneSin]

8. Not necessarily

There's a great documentary out there about Rumspringa. Many time these parties will occur in someone's barn. Parents overlook it because it is Rumspringa and something that probably they had done in their youth. Better that the kids party local in one of their barns were it's mostly Amish kids than for them to go elsewhere. Plus for most Amish communities, place like Lancaster PA is considered 'Big City'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Playground_%282002_film%29

BTW my comments were just from the documentary, I've lived in that area for years.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Do they get tickets for driving while intoxicated?

[Wounded Bear]

10. Only if the horse is drunk too....

[pinboy3niner]

5. Having trouble with your link...

I think it's buggy.

[Initech]

6. Party like your farm is going to run out of milk!

[pinboy3niner]

7. Or like your Rumspringa is going to run out of rum

[LynneSin]

9. or their method will lose their meth

Meth is huge at some of those parties, the drug choice of rural America.