Today, I got a ticket for being drunk in public. I was walking a couple of blocks from the bar to my house, because I didn't want to drive drunk. FML
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Today, I watched a drunk guy getting thrown out of a bar, then get tased on the sidewalk outside. He was our designated driver. FML
Today, I was arrested for drinking in public. It was my friend who was drinking; I was taking the alcohol from her so she wouldn't be arrested. FML
Today, I was pulled over for a DWI. The police officer was drunk. FML
Today, I went out drinking with my friends. Being safe as we were a little intoxicated, we took a taxi back. The cab driver was also drunk. FML
Today, I decided to be responsible and call a cab to take my drunk ass home from the bar. As I climbed into the cab, I was quickly pulled back out and had the shit beaten out of me by a group of drunk guys who thought they needed the ride more. The police soon arrived and arrested us all. FML
Today, after finishing work, my friend was having a party next door and my driveway was blocked. I parked six houses down and went to the party for 20 minutes. After coming out after three beers, I went to move my car back to my house and go to sleep. I got a DUI for driving 30 feet. FML
Today, I was the designated driver. On the way home with my drunk friends, they decide to give me a beer shower. I swerved, and was pulled over by a cop moments after. I was the only one arrested. FML
Today, I was drunk and broke my leg. I called 911, only for the cops to turn up and make me try to walk, with them saying that I was faking my injury. They arrested me for being drunk in public and hours later I finally got to an ER. I had to have surgery on my leg. FML
Today, I tried to keep a drunk girl from driving by holding her keys, but she had a spare set in her purse. She hit me with her car when I was walking home. FML
Today, I got charged with drink driving, without even driving my car. FML
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zebra3_fml 7
Welcome to America 2016. The police don't want to help you, they just want to throw the book at you. Two decades ago, that cop would have walked you the one block to your house and told you to sleep it off.
vicfirthfan 11
that's the FSM's way of telling you that you should have stayed at the bar and gotten plastered
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Comments (111)
Big_D_Real 12
Unless you were acting like a fool, I would fight it.
waleedma 18
Drunk in public!!!! How is that even a violation of anything??? Seems the police officer was drunk!!
Shade1982 20
Seriously? You can't think of any reason why being drunk in public is an offense?
Jailermom 8
Used to piss me off when officers would bring people to jail for public intoxication when they were walking home from the bar. Getting a ticket for that sucks too. To me, as long as you aren't urinating, being a public nuisance, or causing damage or being a danger to others, I'd much rather someone walk if they've been drinking. I would challenge the ticket if it were me just on principal. Seems like a catch 22, all these commercials warning against driving drunk but then they get you anyway. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Sorry, OP.
Shade1982 20
It seems to me op must have been doing something wrong to stand out, otherwise how did the cop single him out?
askullnamedbilly 33
A lot of cops have quotas they have to fulfill. Maybe that one saw OP was walking home alone in the dark, deduced they probably were drinking, and stopped by to see if they could smell any alcohol. Or, you know, they were walking a bit funny.
klutzyduck1 24
False there are no "quotas". Just like any job you have to show you are actually doing your job by doing actual activities. You know since tax payers pay our salaries. However, this can be from warnings, taking to the public, responding to calls and yes arrests and tickets. However, most jurisdictions do not have quotas, nor does the money generally go directly to the police department. Just FYI. I know, mind blown. Just for example: for a traffic, I make $300 to come in on overtime because it's on a day off, while I'm sleeping and they are required to pay me for a minimum of 4 hours. The judge reduces the fine, even if you are guilty, meaning every ticket I give, costs the city almost double. So it is not a money making scheme, it's to save lives.
Colon_Man 17
Falling asleep in the bushes probably didn't help.
KingAdrock 16
There are no *official* quotas, as most states have laws against them. There are however plenty of jurisdictions that have quotas by some other name. Whenever crime is down instead of being glad for it, the police go crazy on trivial, consensual and victimless "crimes". There's a reason in the US they're called "law enforcement officers" not "peace officers". Their job is expressly not to help anyone, just to enforce laws.
ovokay 7
I'm sure you could fight that honestly, that's really unfair as you did the right thing.. sorry OP!
Lunchy306 8
I'm going to say that your life sucks but you prolly deserved it. You can't be rude to a cop, they'll get you for whatever they want, whenever they want.
haddiej 21
Where did it say op was rude?
deminchic 22
It didn't but OP is also the one who wrote it, so we don't know details of their interaction. We can't say for sure either way
vikky538 28
If you are holding a drink in hand while walking then its a valid ticket otherwise you can negate that in court.
Shade1982 20
Actually, no. It depends on your behavior. If you act like an ass in public and it turns out you're drunk, it is a valid ticket.
lrh11 14
Actually,no. Public intoxication isn't illegal everywhere. Having open alcohol in the car isn't even illegal in Missouri(as long as it's not the drivers,of course). So people should be able to walk down the side walk with a beer.
jimeple 12
Tell it to the judge and I'll bet he lets you off.
eatsteak 20
I use to do the same thing all the time, it's sucks they hit you with that... odd if you were not causing any disturbances.
krakenbanana 15
be glad you did the right thing
sassypenguinxox 15
As long as you are not causing a disturbance, that shouldn't be a prob. The things cops will come up with to stop people