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KamaAina

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19. Apparently Nebraska is turning a blind eye to blatant violations of its own liquor laws
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 04:57 PM
Feb 2012
http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/News99/NAJ990128.htm

One day during the summer of 1997, Frank LaMere, a Winnebago, who is executive director of the Nebraska Inter-Tribal Development Corp., visited Whiteclay. He counted 32 intoxicated Indians on the streets of Whiteclay at 5:15 a.m., and 47 drunks on the streets in the afternoon, some of whom were fighting each other. Several other Indians were passed out at the intersection of Nebraska Highway 87 and the road that leads to the reservation. Others were urinating on the street.

Shortly after he visited Whiteclay, LaMere asked the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission to shut Whiteclay down.

"I don't know what constitutes infractions of liquor laws in Whiteclay, but my good sense tells me there is something terribly wrong ... ," LaMere told Toni Heinzl of the Omaha World-Herald. "What I saw ... in Whiteclay would not be acceptable in Omaha or Lincoln," LaMere continued. "If we walked down O Street in Lincoln and saw 47 students (of the University of Nebraska) passed out in the streets or engaged in violent situations, we would consider jerking the licenses of those liquor establishments," he told the Liquor Control Commission.

The four beer stores in Whiteclay sold 4 million bottles or cans of beer in 1996, taking in $3 million, a 46 percent increase since 1994. Why the enormous jump in Whiteclay's clientele? One reason may be the rising population of Pine Ridge, swollen by Native Americans returning to the reservation following cutbacks in welfare benefits in many states.


And that's from 1999!

Therein lies the answer, simply enforcing existing laws. What about DUI? These people have to get back to the rez somehow. I doubt very much that they have designated drivers. A sobriety checkpoint along Highway 87 between Whiteclay and the SD line ought to do the trick. And then, of course, you can hold whoever provided the alcohol just as responsible as the drunk driver.

And, of course, doing something about the root cause of the problem, the unimaginable poverty and despair on Pine Ridge, which apparently is being fueled byt the grwoing callousness of the rest of America.

Similar to tobacco cases, elleng Feb 2012 #1
hope they win riverwalker Feb 2012 #2
Gallup New Mexico oldhippydude Feb 2012 #3
I wish them good luck especially seeing as alchohol is legal. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #4
Alcohol is not legal on the Pine Ridge reservation (in SD) OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #10
Or the other solution is.....people decide not to drink liquor. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #29
Not if you're genetically predisposed to alcoholism. joshcryer Feb 2012 #37
Well my father and his father were alcholics and my mothers mother was cstanleytech Feb 2012 #44
Obviously, that would be the best solution OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #46
American Indians are extreemly susceptible to alcohol liberal N proud Feb 2012 #5
On what basis do you make that claim? HereSince1628 Feb 2012 #6
Conquered nations tama Feb 2012 #22
And alot of people are addicted to tobacoo so are the american indians cstanleytech Feb 2012 #30
The ones I've met tama Feb 2012 #33
Which is my point....that being that people need to stop the silliness and accept cstanleytech Feb 2012 #34
There tama Feb 2012 #39
Why should I or even you be held accountable for something a many times removed ancestor may have cstanleytech Feb 2012 #43
Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #8
I was taught a while back that Native Americans may metabolize TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #12
I hope they lose their ass joeglow3 Feb 2012 #7
I hope they win. We owe Native Americans plenty. RebelOne Feb 2012 #25
So, you hope they win their case for OTHER reasons. joeglow3 Feb 2012 #26
Speak for yourself... MellowDem Feb 2012 #27
We can disagree about what is owed the past, but what about the present? OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #32
There are 46 million other people who are living in poverty and thats cstanleytech Feb 2012 #35
We can get into long arguments regarding the comparative suffering of various groups in the US OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #47
Right to land tama Feb 2012 #40
What a crock. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #9
Now that's just silly. Alcohol abuse can be a problem for people TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #11
I suspect the issue is considerably more complicated than that. sofa king Feb 2012 #13
Can I sue the Tribes for their casinos? joeglow3 Feb 2012 #14
Yep. In their tribal courts. sofa king Feb 2012 #15
So, whats good for the goose is NOT good for the gander? joeglow3 Feb 2012 #17
Um, no. sofa king Feb 2012 #23
Yeah, sure. joeglow3 Feb 2012 #28
Wrong again, pal. sofa king Feb 2012 #38
Steaming pile of shit joeglow3 Feb 2012 #41
Not only have I heard of it, I've stayed there. OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #50
The simple fact is, control of the problem must take place TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #16
Party like it's 1899! KamaAina Feb 2012 #18
I think it would work like this. sofa king Feb 2012 #24
Apparently Nebraska is turning a blind eye to blatant violations of its own liquor laws KamaAina Feb 2012 #19
So they are supposed to pull over every driver or just the ones that look cstanleytech Feb 2012 #31
Every driver KamaAina Feb 2012 #45
Here's how a different example works OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #48
Now that could work but who should pay for it? Its not like the police work for free. cstanleytech Feb 2012 #51
Who should legally do what to and for whom OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #55
Sounds like they need to put laws in place that allow liquor stores to discriminate based on ethnic hughee99 Feb 2012 #20
As an Irish-American can I sue the whiskey industry for all the woes they caused me? Throd Feb 2012 #21
I'm with you! Let's make it a class action! JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2012 #36
Genetics shows; greiner3 Feb 2012 #42
There does seem to be a genetic link, but maybe the opposite of your post... reACTIONary Feb 2012 #52
It is illegal to sell alcohol on Pine Ridge obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #49
Just a guess but Whiteclay might be allowed because selling liquor is legal in the state? cstanleytech Feb 2012 #54
What about the sale of malt liquor in inner city neighborhoods? hedgehog Feb 2012 #53
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #56
I realize this is poor form, but I want to comment on the hidden post OmahaBlueDog Sep 2012 #57
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