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To: twonie
Why does being “in rehab” stop all prosecution of these people?

Prosecution for WHAT? Falling off a bar stool is not a crime, it's just stupid.

Perhaps "public intoxication" laws could be used, but in general the police only use these laws to jail loud, obnoxious drunks who are being a pain in the butt.

We don't know if the bartender was serving her, in her intoxicated state, or if she was drinking somewhere else previously.

If the former I think the bartender should be given a talking to. It's not smart to serve people who are visibly intoxicated, and illegal too in many states.

If this is frequent behaviour a rehab clinic is exactly where she belongs. Regardless of her politics I hope she and her family are successful in getting her into recovery.

22 posted on 05/24/2007 10:57:31 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black

You are a great deal more sympathetic and perhaps gullible than I am perpared to be here.


23 posted on 05/24/2007 11:06:13 AM PDT by twonie ( watch this space)
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