We all know
can get pretty crazy. There's hard liquor, multiple kegs of booze and probably a lot stronger drugs. They blast loud music and play raucous games of beer pong and flippy-cup. In one room, somebody's puking. In another room, somebody's hooking up. In another room, somebody's puking and hooking up. If you've never been to a rager, you've probably seen one in the movies. They look like both a lot of fun, and a massive headache.
However, you probably haven't heard of anything like this frat party in the upscale neighborhood of
Bethesda, Maryland. Over seventy people attended the "Tequila Tuesday" party, which was thrown by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, at American University. The soiree was totally lit, until the neighbors blew out the match and threw it in the toilet. Irritated residents called the police to complain, and three officers stopped by the house to break the party up.
When the cops arrived, and were total buzzkills, many people tried to escape. Reportedly many of the partygoers were underage, with some as young as 17 years old. One kid even jumped from the second story balcony to avoid a citation. Needless to say, it didn't work.
The officers crashed the party, and made a surprising discovery: The ambient air registered at 0.01 on a police breathalyzer. That means they had so much booze, even the air was a little bit
! (But luckily, the oxygen cells were still under 0.08, so they could drive home.) Who knew that air could test positive for alcohol? The cops also discovered bin bags and insulation over the windows, possibly to muffle sound or block the view of the shenanigans inside. I assume this helped "hotbox" the alcohol as well.
The six occupants of the home were charged with 126 counts each of allowing underage possession of alcohol and furnishing alcohol to a minor. If convicted, they face fines of up to $315,000, which could buy so many popped-collar polo shirts and backwards baseball caps. For these frat brothers, "Tequila Tuesday" turned into "What The Hell Did We Do? Wednesday." (And then that turned into "Thoroughly Disappointed Parents Thursday.")
Parties are fun - I assume. I've never been invited to one. But it sounds like these dudes picked the absolute worst location for a rager. Suburban upscale neighborhoods are not very chill. Also, asking to see people's ID might be "wack af," but allowing 17-year-olds into your party is just asking for trouble. But it's pretty interesting that the air tested positive for
, even on such a small level. Does that mean you could just breathe the air there, and get a buzz?
I know these six guys are in a lot trouble, but remember, they go to American University. And is there anything more American for this party? Instead of getting in trouble, they should get straight A's for the semester. (In addition to AA.)
