Boycott fair, sponsors over beer
Regarding the recent article in the Herald-Standard “Beer Sales On Tap For County Fair” it is discouraging to see that that board for the Fayette County Fair has loudly declared that they care more about making money than they do having a family-friendly event. The board of the Fayette County Fair has declared to the public that selling alcohol to some is more important than the safety of many more.
By its decision, the Fayette County Fair Board is sending a very loud message that it’s OK to drink and drive and it’s OK to be drunk at the fair. That is the message that they have sent and that’s the message received by the public.
Since it was the board’s decision to sell beer at the Fayette County Fair, then perhaps the entire board, especially Bill Jackson and Bill Gardner, should be held personally and criminally responsible for any problems resulting from beer sales at the Fayette County Fair.
There is no denying the truth as it was published by the Herald-Standard that money is the real issue here, and the board members of the fair know that a certain percentage of people will line up each evening to purchase alcohol and they welcome them with open arms.
By their actions and decisions, the Fayette County Fair Board is saying “Beer here!” “Come get your ice cold beer!” “We don’t care if we put the public at risk with intoxicated drivers!” “We don’t care if we have loud-mouth drunks causing problems at the fair!” and “All we (the board) care about is the almighty dollar.”
“The Two Bills” continue to spout off about a “controlled” environment for the sale of alcohol, but anyone with one degree of intelligence knows there is nothing controlled about those who are drinking alcohol.
Message sent, Message received loud and clear.
It appears the only option remaining is for good and decent people to not only boycott the Fayette County Fair but to also boycott the sponsors of the Fayette County Fair, which are listed on the Fair Web site and includes the Herald-Standard.
The general public has a perfect opportunity to send a loud message back to the fair board by refusing to attend the fair and by refusing to do business with any company who sponsors the fair.
I hope that all good decent people, including area leaders and law enforcement, will come together to boycott the fair and its sponsors until such a time that the fair board decides to stop making the Fayette County Fair about alcohol and once again make it all about families.
Oh, one more thing to consider. According to the Web site of The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, in 2006 there were 545 people who died in alcohol-related crashes.
The fair board has clearly stated they are more than willing to help increase that number for 2008. That’s really sad.
Rev. Brian Moser
Point Marion