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Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 601859" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>Caymen,</p><p></p><p>You keep side-stepping the issue, and implying that the police actions are illegal, or that the police are arresting these people because they are simply drinking in a bar, or the police are leaping to the conclusion that these people intend to drive while intoxicated. That would be illegal, but that is not what is happening. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The TABC is not sitting in these bars counting drinks you are served, etc. You could be in the bar drinking all night and as long as you show no obvious signs of being drunk, they won't even notice you. However if you go into the bar and drink two beers and start staggering around like a drunk, you will be stopped and assessed to determine if you are staggering because you are drunk or for some other reason.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These people are given tickets or arrested on a misdomeaner charge of being "Intoxicated in Public". Not because they are in a bar drinking, nor are the police assuming that they intend to drive while intoxicated.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These are simple misdemeanor charges. No worse than getting a speeding ticket, and probably even less so since you don't get any points on your license. So no young men's lives are being ruined. On the contrary, perhaps some will find that this incident was a clear wake up call and either not drink, or at least not drink excessively.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's clear that you object to people being ticketed or arrested for "Public Intoxication" while inside a bar. What part are you having the most problem understanding, the Public Intoxication law, or that a bar is considered a Pubic place??</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 601859, member: 52972"] Caymen, You keep side-stepping the issue, and implying that the police actions are illegal, or that the police are arresting these people because they are simply drinking in a bar, or the police are leaping to the conclusion that these people intend to drive while intoxicated. That would be illegal, but that is not what is happening. The TABC is not sitting in these bars counting drinks you are served, etc. You could be in the bar drinking all night and as long as you show no obvious signs of being drunk, they won't even notice you. However if you go into the bar and drink two beers and start staggering around like a drunk, you will be stopped and assessed to determine if you are staggering because you are drunk or for some other reason. These people are given tickets or arrested on a misdomeaner charge of being "Intoxicated in Public". Not because they are in a bar drinking, nor are the police assuming that they intend to drive while intoxicated. These are simple misdemeanor charges. No worse than getting a speeding ticket, and probably even less so since you don't get any points on your license. So no young men's lives are being ruined. On the contrary, perhaps some will find that this incident was a clear wake up call and either not drink, or at least not drink excessively. It's clear that you object to people being ticketed or arrested for "Public Intoxication" while inside a bar. What part are you having the most problem understanding, the Public Intoxication law, or that a bar is considered a Pubic place?? ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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