And, evidently, drunk on the internet. Or drunk in school, perhaps?

Public Intoxication is a thing, usually only used when someone is making an ass of themselves to give cops a way to arrest drunks so they can sleep it off in the slammer if need be.

Yes, this exactly. Makes me wonder what exactly he was doing while intoxicated that got him arrested/ticketed (an arrest can still be a citation not a trip to jail depending on if it's a violation or crime). I've never seen that statute used without there being additional behavior, maybe OP is just not a good drunk.

He could have called a cab and not gotten in trouble.. But it is only a few blocks and that would mean he has to spend money to not get a ticket.

OP left out the part when he mooned a group of senior citizens and got run over by a car.

I'm glad someone seems to acknowledge that he still committed a crime. I know I'll get thumbed down for this, but just because he picked the lesser crime doesn't mean it's suddenly okay. If you don't want to be drunk in public, he should have the self control to limit their consumption, or be prepared to call a taxi or someone to drive him home.

Ok, take it from someone who lives in a country where 'public intoxication' is NOT against the law: This is ****** up. Considering that drinking alcohol is legal, the logical consequences of consuming it (getting drunk) shouldn't get someone a ticket or thrown in jail. Sure, you should know your limits, but that's YOUR business, not the police's. If you act out and break a law because you're drunk, they can arrest you for the law you broke, not the fact that you had a few beers beforehand. Taxis are really expensive, and not everyone feels like waking up their friends at arse o'clock in the morning for a drive home, especially if it's just a short distance by foot to get home.

And when someone drunkenly stumbles into traffic and gets themselves killed, it's okay because they weren't breaking laws? I get people saying that a fine was unnecessary, but I think people are often like children and won't learn if they aren't taught the consequences of such decisions.

Actually, killing people is now against the law. Who knew?

Also, if they get themselves killed, what're you gonna do? Arrest them? Even if they were breaking laws, they're DEAD. It's a bit hard to arrest someone who's no longer alive.

Uh, walking into the street is a traffic violation whether you're drunk while doing it or not. Just like pretty much everything else annoying or outrageous that drunk people do is illegal already. Public urination? Illegal. Assaulting people? Illegal. Breaking stuff that's not yours? Illegal. Being unreasonably loud and refusing to stop after people tell you to? Illegal. It's completely unnecessary to then make being drunk in itself illegal as well, that just opens up the door to fine or arrest people who are completely peaceful but happen to be drunk.

Simply being drunk in public shouldn't be a crime. If someone is drunk and being disruptive, disorderly, and/or acting dangerously; the problem isn't that they're drunk. The problem is their behavior, and THAT is what should be a crime.

Hahahaha, that is a good one :P.

I was hoping someone would make the Ron White reference. Very funny bit

That was probably his best stand up. "they were pulling over everyone driving down that particular sidewalk that night..." haha

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