Drunk in public?

July 26, 2005 | self / vanity

[b4its2late]

I prefer DWI - Driving With (an) Indian.

[Tax-chick]

I like the way you always put your vanities in "Chat." So many people aren't that courteous.

I sometimes carry a glass of wine across the street to visit with the neighbors. Guess I'd be in trouble if the Deputy Sheriff happened by right then.

[cripplecreek]

I once combined a DUI with the mighty UBAL (unlawfull blood alcohol level) making a felony.

As far as people drinking in their own homes or in their yards the law should back off.

[JennysCool]

Williams and Ree fan?

[ShadowDancer]

I sometimes carry a glass of wine across the street to visit with the neighbors

I couldn't find my way across the street to my neighbors without one in my hand. It's like my own little personal GPS.

[Michael Goldsberry]

When I was in the Navy, one of my buddies got three hits at once on base: A DUI, speeding and running a stop sign... on a bicycle.

Yes, he was blitzed and yes, he was going over the 10 MPH limit and yes, he ran the sign.

But... Come On!

[Tax-chick]

LOL! The previous folks across the street were anti-social, but the new people sit in their garage and drink beer in the evening :-).

[cripplecreek]

[PaulaB]

We (my cellmates and I) got into a protracted discussion about the meaning of “in public”

LOL

[quantim]

Who wants the obligatory shot at fat Ted?

[PaulaB]

[Sloth]

One of my cellmates once got busted for driving his car in a Wall-Mart parking lot.

Good. There are probably more little kids running around there than on the roads.

Personally, I regard DWI as equivalent to felony reckless endangerment.

[Michael Goldsberry]

[Sam's Army]

Please add us to your ping list if you have one. If not, would you please consider starting one?

Thanks.

[r9etb]

Still, there is ambiguity. Driving what, where? A bicycle? A horse cart? One of my cellmates once got busted for driving his car in a Wall-Mart parking lot.

There's no ambiguity, really: the idea is to punish those whose inebriated state causes them and their conveyance to pose a danger to others. You can easily think of scenarios for each of the named vehicles where "drunk driving" will pose such a danger.

"Drinking in public" is one of those where the threshold is most likely defined as "it's causing a problem." In some cases (such as where it's clearly marked as prohibited), there's no ambiguity. Drinking and obnoxious in a crowd seems generally to consist of a first warning, with a ticket to follow if the problem persists.

Drunk in public is pretty straightforward if the fellow's passed out or vomiting, or running into people.

[chapin2500]

As a veteran drinker, all are relevant to me

Veteran drinker? Have you quit?

[Feiny]

Otis, is that you?

[Rightly Biased]

I wasn't drunk in Publi-----CK!

They caught the tater


Harry some days its just worth it to follow your antics.

Thanks

Did you get that first aid kit squared away?

[MikefromOhio]

They call me Tater Salad....