Alcohol shop corners don't want to toast glasses

Shop owners are angry because the town hall prohibited six times in may the sale of alcohols. For several corner shops of down town Angers, it means the loss of about 500 € per night. "When a consumer comes in and is informed he cant get alcohols, he gives up for all he wanted to buy", they complain.

What makes the shop owners bitter is supermarkets located outside the inner city are allowed to sell drinks. "I recognize the loss and the inconvenience of the situation", answers Jean-Pierre Chauvelon, town councillor in charge of public safety at town hall, but "I must be worry of general interest" nevertheless "a local decree has an implementation limited in time and space". New orders could come soon : one because an appeal to a giant drink in Mall gardens was launched on Facebook and another because the music festival. "We have to take steps in order to avoid excessive alcoholization of young people in the streets and prevent a tragedy".

"Of course, alcoholization of youth is a pain, but shop owners can't be considered responsible for that", say the professionals who "ask for the prohibition be postponed from 6 pm to 7 pm". But, between a sure inconvenience and a possible tragedy, is there a choice?