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Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 601818" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>I live in Waco, Texas and according to the Police interviewed on the local news broadcast this morning, they are not targeting people who have 2 or three drinks. They are arresting people who are obviously drunk based on their behavior like staggering, sleared speach, etc and unable to pass a field sobriety test. There is no Blood Alcohol limit for being Drunk in Public. It's a subjectve call based on the subjects behavijour in the eyes of the police. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That consitutes a Drunk In Public. Even the an attorney and former prosecutor on NBC stated that it was legal for the police to make these arrest. The bars are open to the public and therefore if you are drunk in the bar, you are drunk in public and can be charged.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Drunk in Public charge is a simple mistemeaner offence and has never been quiestioned in the past. What makes this so different is the police are going into bars and making arrests.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This same former prosecutor who said the arrest were legal said that she doubted that the charges would stand up in court, but did not say why???</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 601818, member: 52972"] I live in Waco, Texas and according to the Police interviewed on the local news broadcast this morning, they are not targeting people who have 2 or three drinks. They are arresting people who are obviously drunk based on their behavior like staggering, sleared speach, etc and unable to pass a field sobriety test. There is no Blood Alcohol limit for being Drunk in Public. It's a subjectve call based on the subjects behavijour in the eyes of the police. That consitutes a Drunk In Public. Even the an attorney and former prosecutor on NBC stated that it was legal for the police to make these arrest. The bars are open to the public and therefore if you are drunk in the bar, you are drunk in public and can be charged. The Drunk in Public charge is a simple mistemeaner offence and has never been quiestioned in the past. What makes this so different is the police are going into bars and making arrests. This same former prosecutor who said the arrest were legal said that she doubted that the charges would stand up in court, but did not say why??? ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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