With the federal government cracking down hard on Four Loko, the controversial malt liquor drink thatβs already been banned in several states, many businesses that once sold the beverage are finding themselves with an unwanted surplus of contraband booze. While most liquor and convenience store owners are simply dumping this orphaned Four Loko down the drain, or taking it home to black out on their own, two men in Los Angeles are allegedly giving it to those who need it least: the homeless.
According to Isabelle Gerard, a grad student who works in downtown L.A., the cityβs notorious Skid Row was strewn with βdozens and dozensβ of Four Loko cans on her walk to work this morning. Confused by the litter, she spoke to one of the Rowβs residents, who told her that βtwo white menβ have been making Four Loko shipments to Skid Row for the past couple nights. βKeeps people warm, you know,β said the man, who wouldnβt give his name. βItβs been fβ-ing cold out here.β
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The man said the Four Loko shipments have been coming in a white delivery truck with no signs on it. βI don't want to get them in trouble,β he said. βIt's nice that they bring us shβ.β
Nice or no, the man said he doesnβt drink Four Loko himself. βI'd rather be cold than drink that shβ,β he said.
Cord Jefferson is a staff writer at The Root. Follow him on Twitter.
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