SWI: Sitting While Intoxicated

Brad Jennings

Jeez, that's stupid. The only time an officer should be able to do that is if the drunk person is causing trouble. Luckily, the police in my town are pretty lenient, I've been caught drinking beer while walking down the sidewalk and all they did was make me pour it out (God, I had to waste good Budweiser!:)). I really like that they are trying to cut down on alcohol related accidents but punishing people for having some harmless fun isn't right. Brad Jennings

Paul Watson

Brad Jennings wrote: I've been caught drinking beer while walking down the sidewalk and all they did was make me pour it out You mean you did not use a brown paper bag?!?! Ugh! You amateur public drunk! Walk home today and practice the technique, then come back to me in 40 days and I will see if you can pass the exam. :rolleyes:

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

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Brad Jennings

You mean you did not use a brown paper bag No, I regret to say that I did not use a paper bag. We were walking between parties and one of my friends spotted the cops and told me to hide the beer. I tried (yeah right, I couldn't even feel my legs) but we got busted anyway. I don't think they would have even bothered us if I hadn't raised suspicion by trying to hide it.

Christian Graus

Chris Losinger wrote: yep. arms out, close your eyes, touch your nose, walk a line, say the alphabet backwards, stand around patiently. they just want to watch, make sure you can follow instructions, have reasonable reflexes and aren't looking too drunk. What if you're just unko ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002
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KaRl

Colin Davies wrote: We have a law here that says bar staff cannot serve intoxicated people. We have the same law here. It was used recently to indicted a bar tender because one of his customers had a car accident after going out of the bar totally drunk, killing 2. The case is not made, but I would be surprised if he's finally convicted.

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KaRl

Brad Jennings wrote: I've been caught drinking beer while walking down the sidewalk :wtf: ! Is it forbidden ? :omg::omg:

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Paul Watson

KaЯl wrote: Is it forbidden It is in a lot of countries AFAIK. Causes moral degradation in young children who see you of course... :rolleyes: Actually I think it is because the few spoil it for the rest of us by be drunk and disordely on the streets. On many beaches you are not allowed to drink alcohol either, though they only enforce that when the beach is packed. Don't want drunk SOBs causing fights.

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

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Marc Clifton

Isn't the US the most technologically advanced country in the world and they still test for alcohol like it's 1620 or something. There's a difference between technologically advanced and socially advanced. Or just plain intelligent. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
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Rob Graham

Actually, that more from TV and movies. The more common test these days is to ask you to follow a finger or the like without moving your head. If intoxicated, the eyes can't track smoothly, but follow in a "jerky" fashion. Much more reliable than the ones you mentioned. Michael Martin wrote: get the breataliser out'. Isn't the US the most technologically advanced country in the world and they still test for alcohol like it's 1620 or something. Is that in the constitution The breathalizer is the common road test, but in MOST states, one can refuse it in favor of a blood test. This, however is gauranteed to cost you the rest of the night riding about with Cops, and cooling your arse in the can waiting for the blood test. Some ideas are so stupid that only an intellectual could have thought of them - George Orwell

KaRl

That's why here it's forbidden to be drunk in public places AFAIK, not to drink in public places :)

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Paul Watson

KaЯl wrote: That's why here it's forbidden to be drunk in public places AFAIK, not to drink in public places This is the law, we cannot apply logic. Their thinking must be that prevention is better than cure and so stop public drunks getting drunk in public in the first place. i.e. Lets not have to wait till he is drunk, but nail him as soon as we see the bottle go for his lips. KaЯl wrote: Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop What on earth is Cowboy Bebop?

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

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KaRl

Paul Watson wrote: This is the law, we cannot apply logic People get the laws they deserve :-D Paul Watson wrote: What on earth is Cowboy Bebop? Umh, not on Earth, it's the name of a space ship :) It's also the title of my favorite japanese cartoon[^] :cool:

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Jason Gerard

Michael Martin wrote: Is that in the constitution? Well, your right not to incriminate yourself is in the Constitution. But, in all states, not submitting to a sobriety test will cause you to loose your driver's license. Driving is a priveledge, not a right. My Driver's License (Florida) says at the bottom, "Operation of a motor vehicle constitutes consent to any sobriety test required by law." Jason Gerard qeou kai kurios Iasou Cristou doulos

David Wulff

In England it is illegal to be (not merely serve) intoxicated within a public house. How the hell they enforce that one I'd like to know. [edit] Can anyone point me to some reliable information about this? It was something my dad told me (we used to run a pub and worked in them till '98 or so).

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Paul Watson wrote: What on earth is Cowboy Bebop? One of the most incredible TV series i've ever seen. Beg, borrow, or steal a copy if you can - comparisons and descriptions don't do it justice.

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James T Johnson

KaЯl wrote: It's also the title of my favorite japanese cartoon Repeat after me, "I will not call Cowboy Bebop a Japanese cartoon". Cartoon just has too many 'kiddie' influences on it to effectively describe the genre. And yes, Bebop is the shiznit; right up there with Trigun and Vampire Hunter D. :-D James "It is self repeating, of unknown pattern" Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation

KaRl

James T. Johnson wrote: Cartoon just has too many 'kiddie' influences Hey, give me the correct word instead of bashing only! ;P James T. Johnson wrote: Bebop is the shiznit; right up there with Trigun and Vampire Hunter D I've seen Trigun for the first time last evening. It's clearly in the same category as Cowboy Bebop, but I would say it's IMHO a little less good: There isn't the beautiful drawing style there's on Bebop, and the music is less impressive :) However characters are interesting and the stories seem good. I don't know Vampire Hunter, but I will look for it, thanks for the tip :)

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James T Johnson

KaЯl wrote: Hey, give me the correct word instead of bashing only! My bad, I figured you didn't use it because you were explaining what it was :-O Anime is the term I've always used, but some people prefer Japanimation. Then there is Hentai which is "porn" (the leading type of hentai is 'tentacle rape' where monsters rape women, usually with penis shaped tentacles X|) Then there other terms to refer to gay/lesbian hentai, but I forget what those are. KaЯl wrote: There isn't the beautiful drawing style there's on Bebop, and the music is less impressive I'll give you that, it might just be how I ended up watching Bebop as opposed to Trigun in that I had long breaks between episodes of Bebop where-as I watch all of Trigun over a couple nights. I think the story of Trigun is better than Bebop; but my prior reason probably has some influence on that as well. Vampire Hunter D is way different, it is a movie (rather old as well). But it was also the first anime I saw and it hooked me. James "It is self repeating, of unknown pattern" Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation

KaRl

We use here the generic term of "manga" to cover japanimation, but I wasn't sure the word was international :) James T. Johnson wrote: Trigun is better than Bebop How do you do not to be in love with Faye Valentine? :wtf::-O:-D James T. Johnson wrote: Vampire Hunter D is way different, it is a movie (rather old as well). But it was also the first anime I saw and it hooked me My favorite anime movies are still "Ghosts in the Shell" (what a snap I've taken the first time I saw it) and "Akira". Not really original, I know :-D

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James T Johnson

KaЯl wrote: We use here the generic term of "manga" to cover japanimation, but I wasn't sure the word was international According to the group I was with, manga referred to the books and drawings, while anime/japanimation was the TV episodes/movies. KaЯl wrote: How do you do not to be in love with Faye Valentine? Who said otherwise? :-D KaЯl wrote: My favorite anime movies are still "Ghosts in the Shell" Ahh, thats another good one. For something completely different you could look for "Sakura Diaries", its a bit fucked up (a girl falls in love with her cousin) but was still fun to watch. I didn't get to see all of it, but "Excel Saga" was WAY messed up. There was another one that was making the rounds last summer called "Jungle wa.... " something or other, it was another quirky one. Both of those were fan-subs (ie, someone taped the show as it aired in Japan then subtitled it manually). James "It is self repeating, of unknown pattern" Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation