No Drinks After Work for Beijing Cops (Without Permission)

As if life as a Beijing cop isn't tough enough with 98-hour work weeks, a new edict issued this month makes it illegal for even off-duty policemen to knock back a Yanjing over dinner at a restaurant without prior permission.

The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau put the ban on all drinking in public places earlier this month in order to keep police from getting involved in misdemeanors themselves, according to this story from The Global Times.

Officers can apply to drink in public, but to date only six applications have been filed since the edict went into effect January 1. Officers are still free to drink at home, but will face daily breathalyzer tests when on duty.

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