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Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk
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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 601976" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>Kefguy asks:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think your question really isn't so much about the TABC but is questioning of the PI law in general, Kefguy. Your questioning is one of the fundamental "righteousness" of the PI law, IMHO.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But, the law, as written seems to make it a judgement call and requires that the officers view the intoxicated person as potentially dangerous to themselves or others.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As far as "you not being able to see how they can see the future", well that's understandable, but they don't really HAVE to see the future. The law only requires that there be the "potential" that they be dangerous to themselves or others.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And, that is where the other part of the law comes into play; the legal limit part. If an officer sees someone who they feel is intoxicated in public, and that person is over the legal limit THEN they by DEFINITION AND THE LAW are "potentially dangerous to themselves and others", because, being over the legal limit means that your physical and mental abilities are impaired.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 601976, member: 60724"] Kefguy asks: I think your question really isn't so much about the TABC but is questioning of the PI law in general, Kefguy. Your questioning is one of the fundamental "righteousness" of the PI law, IMHO. But, the law, as written seems to make it a judgement call and requires that the officers view the intoxicated person as potentially dangerous to themselves or others. As far as "you not being able to see how they can see the future", well that's understandable, but they don't really HAVE to see the future. The law only requires that there be the "potential" that they be dangerous to themselves or others. And, that is where the other part of the law comes into play; the legal limit part. If an officer sees someone who they feel is intoxicated in public, and that person is over the legal limit THEN they by DEFINITION AND THE LAW are "potentially dangerous to themselves and others", because, being over the legal limit means that your physical and mental abilities are impaired. TJR [/QUOTE]
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