A LOUISIANA CITY JUST MADE IT LEGAL FOR PUBLIC WORKERS TO DRINK AND DRIVE ON THE JOB

VICE News | April 6, 2016

When a Bossier City, Louisiana, employee came to work after a night of partying that included crashing a city truck, he probably had no clue he'd end up boldly paving the way for hungover people across town.

According to a local ABC affiliate, the city employee admitted to officials he'd knocked a drink or two back before the crash. But Bossier City Mayor Lo Walker on Tuesday said the worker was a "good employee" and not worth losing over a .02 blood alcohol level (BAC). Instead of firing the guy, Walker simply whipped up a new policy making it legal for city workers to drink on the job—as long as they don't exceed a .04 BAC limit.

The new rule presumably makes it legal for paramedics, cops, and firefighters to guzzle down a cold one before heading to the scene of a crime, or to extinguish a fire. The city previously had a zero-tolerance policy for public workers caught boozing on the job.

Bossier City Council President Don Williams is challenging the new agreement, though, arguing the city should go back to zero tolerance. "This sounds like something that was done in the old days," he said. "Under the table, greasy, not fairly done."

The nature of the work by the city employee in question has yet to be disclosed, but Walker said he'd had the gig for two months.

EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve already began production on two types of holsters Bossier City cops can add to their duty belts if they want to. One will hold a pint of whisky, the other will hold a can of beer. Cheers!