Public intoxication stings catch 2,200 in Texas bars

chron.com ^ | 3/23/06 | Anne Marie Kilday

[takenoprisoner]

More than 2,200 people have been arrested in Texas bars in the six months since the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced a crackdown on public intoxication, primarily targeting bars.

The arrests included people who were drunk in bars, who sold alcohol to a drunk person, or a drunk employee on the premises of a bar or restaurant with a license to sell alcohol, said Carolyn Beck, a spokeswoman for the TABC.

The commission has been responsible for enforcing the state's alcoholic beverage code for the past 70 years. In August, 2005, the agency announced it was beginning a crackdown on public intoxication, using both undercover and open operations.

The agency has used undercover agents before, Beck said. In a recent operation, agents infiltrated 36 bars in a Dallas suburb and arrested 30 people for public intoxication.

[FrankR]

Follow the money, and...

You'll find the lawyers...

Follow the lawyers, and...

You'll find them looking for another CASH COW since the cigarette thing has run its course.

Before it's over, the Lawyers will be the only ones who are rich, and the only Americans who are free....

[The Foolkiller]

"I guess it's true. There is a jerk on every board".-Graycliff

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No comment.

[TheLion]

"And arrest those who thought about going to the bar to have a drink too. Orwellian...

Or arrest them in their homes before they can even think about going to a bar.

[Petronski]

I sure didn't want that drunk bastard to drive across the median and hit my 17 year old daughter head on.

That behavior is already illegal.

[beltfed308]

What pisses me off is that you can now go to just about any other nation in the world and enjoy numerous freedoms that you can't enjoy in America. That's just backwards and wrong.

We have a winning quote of the day!

[The Foolkiller]

AA, right?

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I was thinking M.A.D.D; myself.

[Petronski]

If you can explain the connection, I'll be happy to listen.

Five hours later . . .

No replies.

That figures.

[Servant of the 9]

This is a handful of Baptists and rollers stirred up by their preachers.

If they really have a pair swinging they should go to the Houston Petroleum Club some night when the wine comittee has met and bring some breathalizers.
Or hit Houston Contry Club after any function and you can bust some big fish, 200 or 300 partners in major downtown law firms and their wives, lock them up.

Then practice saying "You want Fries With That?"

Or even a biker bar

So9

[The Foolkiller]

Yeah, you have a sad story..... you are the only one..... it's all about you....

You don't deserve America.

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I'm swiftly starting to believe not many people here on FR do. I joined this board thinking it was full of like-minded conservatives. I'm really getting my eyes opened over the last few months.

[The Foolkiller]

You're pissing into the wind, metesky. We're seeing more of the same thing we see over and over on the smoker threads-"I'm all for freedom-EXCEPT where (fill in the blank) is concerned."

[Petronski]

The law states you are intoxicated if you blood alcohol level is above .08.

Can you quote that statute for me? I seriously doubt it means what you think it means.

[The Foolkiller]

I'm very sorry to hear about your daughter. I am also in favor of serious penalties for drunk drivers. However, I am opposed to arresting people who have been drinking but are not driving.

How do you feel about the people they arrested who were going to go from the hotel bar up to their rooms? Were those arrests justified because your daughter died in a terrible automobile accident?

If you can explain the connection, I'll be happy to listen.

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BRAVO!! And I don't drink, by the way.

[me-here]

We aren't talking about a few drinks and getting a little buzzed we are talking about staggering, falling down slurring drunks.
Says who?

Do you have any reason to believe the 2200 victims in this case fit your hysterical description?


Can you imagine if they were all at the same place...what a party!

[The Foolkiller]

Technically, if the cops can arrest them for being drunk in a privately-owned bar, they can arrest them for being drunk in their houses.

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They'll get around to it.

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Already have. Not sure, but I think it was in either New Jersey or a New England state. Read about it late last year.

[Petronski]

Prohibition NOW!

Fascist.

[wireman]

Get them in the bar before they head home.

Hell, just break into their houses and lock 'em up BEFORE they go out at all. Why screw around??

[1rudeboy]

Ever see a hardened veteran of the police force cry? If not, come watch my attorney cross-examine the poor schmuck who has the misfortune to arrest me "operating a bar stool while intoxicated" in Chicago.

[The Foolkiller]

Thank you for posting this.
It really shows how FReepers think.

Some actually feel FReedom is okay - as long as it doesn't bother me.
Others understand that argument can be used for anything.
We need to be careful when infringing on FReedoms anytime, anywhere.

Enforce the laws, fine - go out of your way to infringe - not okay!

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Very interesting coming from someone who, along with her compadres, supports bans on smoking in private establishments. And has a penchant for personal attacks against smokers.

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I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THAT NAME!!! She was in one of the smoking threads, blasting away.! Guess we know now what her vice of choice is, eh? Thanks, coolbreeze!

[RightOnline]

This ain't the Texas I remember.............what utter bulls**t.

[Junior_G]

I'm going to keep that quote.