Bogota councilman calls for alcohol prohibition
Bogota councilman calls for alcohol prohibition
Posted by Fletcher Berryman on Oct 6, 2015
What failed miserably in the United States in the 1920s could work for Colombia’s capital Bogota, according to a local councilman who wants to impose alcohol prohibition until the end of the year.
Councilman Marco Fidel Ramirez, locally known as the Councilman for the Family, put forth the proposition after rates of “drunken quarrels” were released by the National Police on Saturday and Sunday.
Ramirez is no stranger to the proposal of extremist conservative legislation: the councilman once called for an end to Halloween, which he described as a giant “Satanic party.” He is also noted for being an aggressive anti-gay marriage crusader and claims to have met Jesus Christ in the flesh when he was twelve years old.
Ramirez stated that he is alarmed and strongly concerned by the statistics reported: according to the commander of the Metropolitan Police of Bogota 5,100 fights occurred during the weekend, causing nine deaths and the majority of which were tied to alcohol and drug consumption.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/bogota-councilman-calls-for-alcohol-prohibition/