Patriots cope with Boston’s ‘zero tolerance’ public drinking ban by drinking in public

The mayor of Boston gave a stern no-nonsense warning to those attending the Patriots victory parade on Tuesday morning: No public drinking or marijuana. Unfortunately, the Patriots didn’t get the memo.

Look, we’re hardly the narcs here. These are adults, and it’s afternoon — which makes it almost culturally acceptable. That said, it’s pretty dang funny that the mayor went to the efforts of saying stuff like this:

The mayor said there is “zero tolerance” for public drinking or smoking amid the festivities planned for Tuesday.

And the Pats were all like ...

Patriots: 1

Mayor of Boston: 0