Miami Herald - A Miami Beach police officer who authorities say struck two people with his department ATV Sunday morning on the sands of South Beach was allegedly drinking on the job and joyriding with a woman at the time of the crash. Miami Beach Police Chief Carlos Noriega said the officer involved in the crash, which happened in the dark about 5:15 a.m. near Fourth Street, was supposed to be patrolling the beach Sunday because of a recent spate of thefts.
No joke, I'd take this guy protecting my beach any day of the week. Work hard, play hard, that's my motto. If this guy was still getting after it at 5:15 AM, giving out joyrides to Miami beach co-eds, well I can only imagine that he takes his profession equally as serious.
Plus the beach would be a much cooler place if everyone would just accept the fact that people like to crack a few beers while they're sweating their asses off in the hot sand. Like this past weekend, a bunch of us were out on the beach, being completely responsible, just casually having a few beers throughout the day. End of the day comes we take shifts getting picked up to go back to the house. A buddy and I were in the last shift so we're just hanging out in the completely empty parking lot finishing our beer (in coozies) and some Santa Claus looking guy, peering out in his binoculars at the Clam Diggers, without even looking away from his binoculars just says "that a beer son? beers aren't allowed on the beach." Ok buddy. Nevermind that I'm not driving, not making any noise, just sitting on my cooler waiting for my ride. Never mind that you're literally standing right next to a trash can overflowing with beer cans from everyone that had been to the beach that day, or the fact that just because you're in charge of clam digging licenses doesn't mean you're in charge of public drinking. Don't mind us grandpa if we just chug this beer before we go recycle the can.
