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Drinking is legal.  Being in public is legal.  Do you have the right to get drunk and act like an a$$.

Sure you do as long as you don't "interfere" with other's peoples drunk.

Do you have the right to drive in that condition?  absolutely not.

not sure if ALL agree with me but i think we should hang up Shyguy by the B--s...
not sure who u r but man u suck the life out of people.....go get drunk r something, so i can sue ur A--......you take care now ya hear?

I agree with ok what now. Why does shy guy have to be so vicious in his attacks on people's comments, yet when a comment is made about buy a sense of humor, he gets offended.

You want the truth, let's see how YOU feel when one of your kids get killed because he was struck by a drunken driver. You have no idea what that feels like, do you?

To each his own, it's not the first time someone has stated their opinion so baldly, and certainly wont be the last.

[Problem is that when people get drunk, they think they are 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Ask anyone who is drunk, and they will proudly claim that they can still drive. Why don't you spend some time reading MADD

However, NO MATTER HOW EMOTIONALLY you are personally involved in this issue, it still comes down to an abridgement of rights.  Rights...NOT privileges!!

Tell that to the person burying his kid.

I worked for MADD in Hurst Texas at their first world headquarters in the 80's.  I knew Candi Lightner then(the founder of MADD) I aggree with what she started..  She brought an awareness to Drunk Driving that was never seen before.

I can also tell you that Ms. Lightener was no angel back then...We would go out after the office closed and have adult beverages...She would have her fair share and be over the legal limit we have these days....But she never,nor did anyone who was with her, ever get behind the wheel of a car.  It would look like a Taxi Cab convention when we would all leave to go home.....

Yes, that is a horrible situation.....There is a thread here in this forum called "Bad thing happen in bars"  With a very good example of someone trying to help someone who had too much to drink....
I'll bump it to the top

If an officer of the law suspects you being intoxicated, he can take you in, you don’t have to be over the limit. On another note, what would the reason be for a lawsuit?


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Isis: Being in a bar does not exempt one from the state laws against public intoxication.
That’s the law, drunk in public, and it does not give the cops too much power, they just enforce the law. Why do you have to get drunk in the first place? Can’t you just enjoy a few drinks without getting stupidly drunk?


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Keith02: Now you guys understand why I built the disco/bar at home.....Yep, I got a dance pole, lights and sound all at home
A Disco? , that is sooooo 80’s!  I guess you have a lot of Cleanex tissues and hand lotion as well.


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Steven Kaplan: How do they determine "arrest-worthy intoxication" though Rich?
There are simple tests like the touch your nose or walk the line.


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Steven Kaplan: Assume I go out, have a limp, or perhaps a slight balance problem, have a speech impediment to begin with, yet have a designated driver, meaning I have NO intent on getting behind the wheel of a car?
Assumption is the mother of all F*ck-up’s. Most people don’t have all the symptoms you just mentioned.  You are just trying to justify 1% of the population. Why ask so many questions? Let the cops pick them up, and apologize later if you made a mistake.


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Steven Kaplan: Sobriety checkpoints are the way to go, not to invade the space...
It’s normally to late then.


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Steven Kaplan: I DO NOT want to blow into the breathalyzer. Assuming I must submit to a test, to me this is a CLEAR violation.
If I can save 1 life by “violating” you “rights” then I really don’t give a $hit about your bruised little ego.


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Isis: I can certainly see where he would be singled out if they even say hello to him.....And that would be a huge lawsuit waiting to happen....
ANOTHER f*cking lawsuit! What is up with the people just trying to sue someone?  What is up with using words like “lawsuit” and “unconstitutional”?

That's the ENTIRE problem I have with the "roundup" they've been doing around here!!

For 20-some years, we get "Use a Designated Driver" or "Take a Cab" or whatever...the message was always "Drink Responsibly".  But now, the government is stepping in and saying that we have to have our hands held...that we are incapable of acting in a responsible manner.  So, even if you've got a DD, or have called a cab, or if you're walking from the hotel bar upstairs to your room, you're not doing enough.  

Thank you Isis. That is exactly what I mean. Sad, very sad, now let's see if we can replace his life with, hmmmmm let's say an abridgement of rights. I'm sure if he had a wife and kids they would feel much better knowing that!

Thank you Isis. That is exactly what I mean. Sad, very sad, now let's see if we can replace his life with, hmmmmm let's say an abridgement of rights. I'm sure if he had a wife and kids they would feel much better knowing that!

It's all fun and games, until one of us storms into a bar (undercover here, but in reality we are cops but Tony is striking nerves) SO we can now arrest Tony for being a pain-in-the-a$$ using the guise "I ASSUMED you were drunk, you couldn't recite the alphabet backwards in under 10 seconds", now of course we know in the United States police are always 100% honest and accurate, AND NEVER abuse authority so in this case Tony must be drunk because WE SAY SO, and worst case scenerio we will apologise afterward for breaking his arms and legs too, becuase naturally when we say "Tony tried to resist arrest and we only used a necessary amount of force to apprehend him" it's true !!!!  It's our perception that he tried to resist arrest (even though in reality he was never even intoxicated or resisted us, yet we will just apologise afterwards).. Because we are cops, and have been given the chance to abuse authority, we will because WE CAN. Heck, if I can save one Karaoke room from someone who's attempting to "disturb the peace" in my perception, who cares about his bruised little ego, broken legs, arms and instigatory comments where he pretends he's using standard debate tactics... We just apologise afterwards because we are cops, WE CAN OVERPOWER HIM, and will abuse him, and pretend it's a MISTAKE....

SingingSquid , for a change you make sense and I can actually discuss something meaningful with you. How many people do you know that know the meaning of "Drink Responsibly"? It would not be necessary for the cops to go to those extremes of power-play. I for one cannot say what they do is right, but if it saves just 1 life, they have my support.

And THAT is where we part ways!

You want the truth, let's see how YOU feel when one of your kids get killed because he was struck by a drunken driver. You have no idea what that feels like, do you? May the good Lord be with you that it never happens either. but if it does, and once again, may the Lord be with you that it never happens, let me know how you feel, will you?

I hate to say this, and don't quote me, but you might just be right. I am over-sensitive when it come to this matter.  :oops: for a good reason. Sorry.

I hate to say this, and don't quote me, but you might just be right. I am over-sensitive when it come to this matter.  :oops: for a good reason. Sorry.

I hate to say this, and don't quote me, but you might just be right. I am over-sensitive when it come to this matter.  :oops: for a good reason. Sorry.

Steven Kaplan - At least one lady was an out of state person who didn't even drive, she had no car or license. She DIDN'T even need to walk stairs to get to the room she was staying at in the hotel who's bar she had a few drinks in !!  These people were arbitrarily targeted, and had NO say !   There's NOTHING funny about this circumstance either Tony !  How does this pertain to "driving and drinking”?

Steven Kaplan - Why should I as an adult in the United States become obsequious to abuse and corruption?

Steven Kaplan - Why should the police be allowed to "do as they please" with little to no accountability?

SingingSquid - That's why in the post prior to that last one, I said I didn't think we were really arguing the same point.

SingingSquid - There's GOT to be a better way, though, is my bottom line.

Isis - …………………

Odie -  It's next to impossible to be totally objective.