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France's riot police have complained about being "treated like children" following a new ban on drinking alcohol while on duty.
following photos of riot police drinking bottles of beer during Paris street protest, police chiefs have decided to put an end to the tradition.
They were wearing body armour and carrying weapons as they sipped from beer and wine bottles. Some were also smoking.
Originally posted by RandalFlagg
Can you imagine how bad police brutality would be if UK or USA cops were allowed to drink on duty!
Originally posted by pikypiky
Booze chills them out? I thought booze tends to make people prone to violent episodes. Surely, we don't want violent cops on duty.