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TABC
tactics misguided, ruin students’ good times I am tired of living a life of persecution. Every weekend, my friends and I venture out into Fort Worth nightlife, just minding our own business and looking for a good time. One would think that as college students we would be able to pursue our dreams of a good night out unhindered and free from torment by those who suffer from a perpetual inability to allow others to have a good time. No, I’m not talking about the TCU Police, whose crazy antics within Worth Hills have always given us a hearty laugh (we actually stood outside a fraternity house until 4 a.m. one night with cups full of water, waiting to be questioned). I’m talking about the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), who have run rampant this year, ruining college students’ good times and emptying their daddy’s bank accounts. Their new name should be Texas Association for Bothering College partygoers. No one else but an anal retentive power hungry tyrant would choose a career hunting down fun places to go and checking TCU social calendars to annoy college students. I don’t mean to demean the importance and role of TABC, after all, their existence is in essence meant to keep citizens safe and encourage them to be responsible. It is hard to keep this in mind, however, with each end-of-the-year party or bar they crash and the list of friends getting minor in possession tickets increases. Drinking responsibly and safely is an integral part of a night out, but it seems the majority of people I know already enforce these rules within their groups of friends. It seems that the more TABC cracks down, the more inventive students will be at obtaining alcohol while still underage. It’s the age-old fight that many parents have with their children regarding curfews and rules for your own safety. There are definite precautions you can take to survive a night intact. But, at the same time, chance could have it that some equally tragic accident could occur crossing a street on the way to class. My point is, bad things that happen to people can happen at anytime regardless of circumstances. Organizations such as TABC should focus on educating college students on drinking responsibly and enforce programs that promote designated drivers and similar activities. College students have been drinking for generations and will continue to do so in the future. I don’t know a person who doesn’t have a hilarious story from their parents on their crazy college antics and adventures. The statistics of college students who drink haven’t changed in almost a decade. In other states and at other schools, there seems to be a lack of this omnipresent force of evil terrorizing students at local bars and parties. For safety’s sake and legal reasons, TABC will probably always be around. Maybe when I’m 21 and exercising my God-given right to drink freely and responsibly, I’ll come to appreciate the enemy. Until then, all us underage partygoers can be found skulking around bars in the shadows and dreaming of a world that is TABC free.
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