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Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk
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<blockquote data-quote="Dale Carlson" data-source="post: 601837" data-attributes="member: 56095"><p>If I read TJR and Rich right, you're saying that a person can be arrested for being drunk in a bar, and that's all it takes, that no other observed behavior or situation is required by law enforcement to ticket/arrest that person?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guys, are we reading the same things in this thread or what?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In a hypothetical situation, I'll give you the "element" that somebody will be over the legal alcohol limit of .08, in a public bar. Not too hard to imagine...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As for the second element that somebody may endanger themselves or another - my feeling is that a judge is going to require more from a state prosecuter and his/her witnesses than our guy was drunk in a bar - that, in fact, our hypothetical drunk was observed demonstrating dangerous, or potentially dangerous, behavior. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Reasonable doubt. Hmmm. What a concept.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Caymen, concur - very sad indeed.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Another thought for you. How selective is the TABC going to be with this? You think they're going to be on South Padre Island in force during Spring Break this year? NOT. Think of the revenue losses there if that started happening. And the call's to the governor's office...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>hear, hear, Joe!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale Carlson, post: 601837, member: 56095"] If I read TJR and Rich right, you're saying that a person can be arrested for being drunk in a bar, and that's all it takes, that no other observed behavior or situation is required by law enforcement to ticket/arrest that person? Guys, are we reading the same things in this thread or what? In a hypothetical situation, I'll give you the "element" that somebody will be over the legal alcohol limit of .08, in a public bar. Not too hard to imagine... As for the second element that somebody may endanger themselves or another - my feeling is that a judge is going to require more from a state prosecuter and his/her witnesses than our guy was drunk in a bar - that, in fact, our hypothetical drunk was observed demonstrating dangerous, or potentially dangerous, behavior. Reasonable doubt. Hmmm. What a concept. Caymen, concur - very sad indeed. Another thought for you. How selective is the TABC going to be with this? You think they're going to be on South Padre Island in force during Spring Break this year? NOT. Think of the revenue losses there if that started happening. And the call's to the governor's office... hear, hear, Joe! [/QUOTE]
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