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| Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk |
| 2006-03-23 |
| SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Texas has begun sending undercover agents into bars to arrest drinkers for being drunk, a spokeswoman for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said on Wednesday. I guess they figured that was the best place to find drunks. The first sting operation was conducted recently in a Dallas suburb where agents infiltrated 36 bars and arrested 30 people for public intoxication, said the commission’s Carolyn Beck. I'm surprised they only found 30 people in 36 bars. Being in a bar does not exempt one from the state laws against public drunkenness, Beck said. The goal, she said, was to “We feel that the only way we’re going to get at the drunk driving problem and the problem of people hurting each other while drunk is by crackdowns like this,” she said. “There are a lot of dangerous and stupid things people do when they’re intoxicated, other than get behind the wheel of a car,” Beck said. “People walk out into traffic and get run over, people jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss.” I know people who have done that sober. the bottom line here, again, is the Nanny State says it has to protect you from yourself. They know whats best for you She said the sting operations would continue throughout the state. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #10 TEHAS/TEXAS, unlike NOLA, either has enough $$$ in the coffers so as to afford sending law enforcement out to arrest people for simple public drunkenness; or more likely as #5 premises its about revenue enhancement, Dat time of year. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-03-23 23:07 |
| #9 The clincher on this story is they arrested people that were staying at hotels where the bar was....people go to the bar, have a few drinks..the cops come in a bust them so they cant drive....they werent driving...they were staying at the hotel. I'll take Kinky anyday over this pinhead we have now...talk about doing nothing and taking full credit for it....Perry is one of the worst ever in Texas history...and we all suffer because of it...thats why I vote for anyone else...anyone, doesnt matter...if you are in office, from now on people are going to be voting you out...anyone else...the NEW Texas battle cry. |
| Posted by: Live to Ride 2006-03-23 17:42 |
| #8 Friedman's just another word for nuthin left to lose. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-03-23 16:14 |
| #7 Kinky Friedman is looking better and better for governor of Texas. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-03-23 14:43 |
| #6 Herodes learned that a newborn woul be one day king of Isreal and he had all newborns put to death. Texas Democrats learned that an ex-drunk became a Republican President of the United States so they try to avoid this happenning again. Disclaimer: I don't care about what W did or did not when he was young as long as he now does a good job. And I believening he is doing a very good one. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-03-23 14:02 |
| #5 It'a all about revenue enhancement for the various 'controlling authorities', doncha know. |
| Posted by: Choluling Wheans6742 2006-03-23 11:51 |
| #4 I detect Little Dick Syndrome. |
| Posted by: Ulinter Elmock7099 2006-03-23 10:33 |
| #3 Texas Losers |
| Posted by: bk 2006-03-23 10:14 |
| #2 Texas? This is all so, so very wrong. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-03-23 08:40 |
| #1 “There are a lot of dangerous and stupid things people do when they’re intoxicated, other than get behind the wheel of a car,” Beck said. “People walk out into traffic and get run over, people jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss.” Thats why there are the Darwin Awards |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-03-23 08:39 |