Snellville liquor law adjustments

Snellville adjusts alcohol law

Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin,GA,USA

SNELLVILLE - Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer and City Council members voted Monday to make two changes to Snellville's alcoholic beverage ...

The first change allows for beer and wine package stores to host wine tastings. The second change allows bowling alleys to sell distilled spirits to patrons.

It's a teensy weensy, itsy bitsy liquor law change or two, but for some, it's a slippery slope into complete degradation of Snellville for adults to drink in bowling alleys.

I've always thought of most bowling alleys as dark places full of drunk guys anyway. Must be why I like them ;-)

But the good news is that the bowling alley in Snellville is practically across the street from Eastside Medical Center, so that should save loads of time.

Larry Rutledge, a deacon at First Baptist Church of Snellville, implored council members to think twice before approving the amendment.

"Alcohol is the most destructive substance in the country. Stand up and be Christian about this," he said.

Personally, I would say that heroin is the most destructive substance in this country.

"I understand the pain that alcohol can cause," said [Snellville City Council Member Tod] Warner, who said he lost a cousin to a drunk driver. "The alcohol did not kill my cousin; the person did. It's not the government's place to tell us not to drink alcohol."

Yeah, you would think that people had parents who would've told them that.