Very important poll - please vote!

[Zod]

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[QuasiYoda]

No

The organization doesn't need the liability of excessively drunk patrons in the stands nor on the road after the game. 1 dead pedestrian or driver and Panthers are potentially liable. Answer is very simple regardless of the slant of your questions.

Poll Questions are slanted to get a particular response as any "No" answer is made to look like a wussy. Sorry just stupid to answer Yes on this one for anybody with the best interests of the public and the team. Also there will be a lot of Women and Children at these games.

[Zod]

Sorry, if people want to get blasted at games, they do anyways at the tailgates before and after. Not having beer in the games does nothing for the public good. If someone gets too drunk and out of hand, they should be escorted out. But why punish the responsible beer drinkers out there for the actions of a handful of numbskulls?

[Cape Fear Cat]

Generally speaking, I agree with Zod on this. The availability of alcohol is such that eliminating it for roughly thirty minutes in the 4th quarter probably has a negligible effect. The bottom line is that people have to assume personal responsibility for their conduct, and sluggin' down a pony keg before and after the game, knowing you have to drive, is just plain stupid. My only caveat is that by cutting off the alcohol in the 4th might relieve the Panthers of perceived liability for the guy who drinks heavily before and after the game (i.e., "Hey we cut the guy off at the end of the third quarter. What he did after he left us is not our responsibility").

[Scrumtrilescent]

I always loled at the NFL mandated 4th quarter close of alcohol sales. Yeah, people are gonna sober up in 30 minutes.

[Delhommey]

From a crowd control aspect, I think it's best. If you allow people to buy beer all the way up to the end, it will encorage them to hang around in the stadium after the game (to finish their drink). It's the same reason last call in a bar is usually 15 minutes before close.

The last thing I'd want if I'm stadium security is a bunch of folks who have been drinking all day and who are still probably emotionally charged about the result of the game hanging around together in the premises.

[bubbadawg]

wouldn't bother me if they didn;t sell beer at all

[jasonluckydog]

They need private booths at the game cause after some beers and some fine women around you need to have a little more fun if you know what I mean....

[MyDrunkardNC]

wouldn't bother me if they didn;t sell beer at all

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[Samuel L. Jackson]

I might get some on my vagina tho..

[Scrumtrilescent]

There better not be no motherfuggin' beer on your motherfuggin' vagina!

[bigdog_10_2002]

I don't drink at the game, usually the D.D. but the answer to the question is Yes... there should be beer vendors walking throughout the stadium. I would think they would make a lot more money.

[PntherPryd]

I don't have a problem with it. Make a two-fisted run at the end of the third quarter and keep a stash in the car cooler if your deal is to maintain a buzz all day long. The fact of the matter is there is a disproportionate percentage of stupid motherfugers who can't make the right decisions and can't control their body who attend large sports events. It has nothing to do with the Panthers.

The Panthers have a greater responsibility to at least make an attempt at greater safety, even if it is only perceived, than they have a responsibility to make sure your beer buzz is uninterrupted.

[Scrumtrilescent]

My main complaint is for them to stop moving the Guinness kiosk around. They finally put a good beer stand near me, so just keep the Guinness at the same place and I'm fine for the most part. Except for the lip service/arbitrary cut off time like I mentioned earlier.