New York Police ask bars not to serve Santa

From New York City:

"He sees you when you’re barfing — and knows when you’re passed out.
"The impending arrival of SantaCon led an NYPD lieutenant to call humbug on the annual, pre-Chistmas pub crawl, urging bar owners in his Manhattan precinct to ban the cockeyed Kris Kringles. The pie-eyed naughty outnumbered the white-bearded nice at last year’s holiday bacchanal, said Lt. John Cocchi of the Midtown North Precinct.

 

“ 'Having thousands of intoxicated partygoers roam the streets urinating, littering, vomiting and vandalizing will not be tolerated in our neighborhood,' Cocchi wrote to the bar owners.

“ 'The negative impact that this event will bring to your community will far outweigh the short-term benefit to your establishment.'

"The ho-ho-hold-on-there letter went out to about 30 bars and clubs in Midtown and Hell’s Kitchen. Local residents had visions of stumblebums dance in their heads after the revelers descended on watering holes in Cocchi’s precinct during the 2012 SantaCon.

“ 'What do you tell a 5-year-old when they see a Santa passed out on the street, or carried by his buddies, or vomiting or defecating in front of the house?' asked Bob Miner, co-chair of the HK 50-51 Block Association. 'We all grow up, but there’s no reason kids have to learn the truth about Santa that way.' ”