Alex Yates

What the heck with the undercover cops in bars arresting people for being drunk? Huh? Half of the folks in a bar go there to get hammered, or at least a good buzz, and hopefully have a designated driver. They should be able to drink as much as they want. I would venture to guess that many DUI arrests deal with folks who drink at HOME and then hit the road. Going into a bar and pulling folks out of a bar because they are "too drunk" is a smidge away from going into your house. If you do not set foot in a car, you are not breaking the law. Their argument is that someone can get into a car, but that is no different than someone leaving their house and doing the same kind of damage. We are not talking only about public intoxication (which is against the law) either. I just can't believe the ludicrousness of this. Sheesh!

I would like to add, I understand the good intentions behind this, but it is just stupid.

ScreaminRaider

Alex,

I don't know what is going on here in my state....all I know that it is not going on in my neck of the woods. I think it's an experimental thing in Dallas.

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Eclipsehornplayer

I'm sure the ACLU is already all over this.

Like you Alex I understand the good intentions behind this, however I might add my own wisdom in saying that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions!

I'd have to see the Texas law to clearly understand just how they can do this legally.

It's been some time now, but if I recall accurately Michigan's law regarding public intoxication is similar but was never used in this manor that I know of because common sense tells you that if your hammered in a bar it's kind of expected. If your hammerd on a park bench well that's a different story.

It's a fine line indeed... Should be interesting to watch the fur fly. I know that if I was arrested for being intoxicated in a bar and that was the only thing that I was arrested for I'd be fighting that one in court for sure!

You can take that to the bank!

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Robert Rowe

Let's look for something positive here ....

How about modeling something along the lines of "opium parlors" in China?

There could be designated "drinking bars" (weak pun); patrons would go in, fully intending to drink until passed-out drunk. There might be a "flat fee" to be admitted (after all, when passed-out drunk, who can reach into their pocket for cash to pay the tab?). Transportation (away) would be provided.

Come to think of it, it could be a great idea for smokers, too. Attendees would first sign a waiver of liability (for the establishment's protection), and automatically exempt themselves from any health plan. That way, the rest of us, smarter, healthy people (non-smokers), would not have to subsidise their health care costs out of our increased health-insurance premiums. They are all going to die, anyhow; this would "speed-it-up". The world is over-populated, too; so this would be "Mother Nature's" way of culling the weak and diseased.

Same for fat / obese people. A "Hostess Twinky Parlor"; or "Fried Chicken and Dumplings Parlor" -- "all-you-can-eat !".

The government would be pleased to implement these "programs" (or "progrums", in Clinton-speak).

Is this a great country, or what? !

Robert Rowe

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Tootsall

Licensed "Prostitution Parlours"? If they're gonna do it anyway might as well make some money offa them.





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Manny Laureano

It's going to get even better. Here's a scenario:

Guy gets drunk. Police observe the law and go to arrest him. Meanwhile, another guy is well on his way to getting drunk, happens to leave the bar during the arrest. He gets into his car and gets involved while drunk in an accident and hurst or ckills someone. The police are now held liable for not policing that guy (since, apparently, we're not able to do so ourselves anymore) and the department gets sued.

That'll be the next thing.

ML

Solar Bell

Tootsall wrote:
Doesn't Nevada already do that?

And sex for money IS legal in Windsor, Ontario too.

-cw-

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rjzeller

Okay chuck...I think I'll leave that one alone....(doesn't Chartrand live in Ontario?)

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