“A special police unit has been created in Russia's North Caucasus region to clamp down on ‘uncontrolled joy’ when unruly couples celebrate their weddings. The 40-strong force will patrol the republic of Adygea to make sure wedding-goers drive safely and that nobody fires their weapons from car windows, according to the Tass news agency.
“The new unit was announced by the region's Interior Minister Alexander Rechitsky. He said: ‘The wedding police will put a stop to the complex situation with the manifestation of uncontrolled at joy wedding party convoys. This is a precedent for Russia.’
“According to the BBC the people of Adygea have a reputation for partying hard, and weddings there often involve celebratory gunfire and driving around in noisy convoys. The ‘wedding police’ will be the first such unit in Russia, and will keep an eye on popular routes that wedding motorcade participants use as their planned itineraries.
“Earlier this summer a 27-year-old man was fined 50,000 rubles ($750) for firing his handgun outside a local wedding registry office. A court also ordered his handgun confiscated.”
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wedding-police-monitor-uncontrolled-joy-weddings-adygea-north-caucasus-1518613
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