[FormerOGer]

John Gibson from Foxnews wrote this op ed:

If you know your way around a barstool, this might come as shocking news: In Texas, cops are now going into bars and arresting people in the bar for being drunk. I repeat: Cops are arresting you for being drunk... in a bar.

This is no isolated incident either.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Control is doing sweeps of bars and pubs, including hotel bars, where an over-refreshed guest only has to take the elevator to get home. In these bars they are arresting people for having one or two or three too many.

The Texas Alcohol Beverage Control agency captain named David Alexander, who was interviewed about these raids, said the following: "Going to a bar is not an opportunity to go get drunk. It's to have a good time, but not to get drunk."

I really do wonder what Captain Alexander thinks goes on in bars. Bars exist to sell alcohol — that's why they're licensed. And when the bartender sells alcohol there is a fairly reasonable expectation someone might get drunk.

I will make this shocking personal revelation. This has actually happened to me once or twice in my life. Really — even me.

Now, if the booze cops were going in a bar to pop someone who won't stop drinking when they're falling down drunk, I guess that might be a reasonable explanation.

But to say we're going to go into dozens of bars on sweeps looking for drunks? Officer, excuse me, but this is shooting fish in a barrel.

Where would be the No. 1 place to find drunks? Churches? No. Schools? I hope not. TV newsrooms? Maybe. Bars? Yes! Bingo! Way to go, Sherlock.

I have even heard that some police officers hang around outside bars looking for drunks who come out and get in their car and start to drive. OK, fair enough. The drunk should know he can't drive and call a cab.

What I think may be going on is that the Texas Alcohol Beverage Control Board may have become populated with teetotalers who are against drinking and want to stamp it out everywhere. If so, they're in the wrong line of work. They should become legislators and try to get that law passed — again. They might also look over the history of the Volstead Act. Prohibition didn't work out so well.

Oh, one more place you might find people drinking: any football game, baseball game, oh and NASCAR races. I hear drinking is big there too.

That's My Word.

I used to live in Corpus Christi when I was a younger lad. We used to frequent many bars. I was at one right after payday and had my money in the front pocket of a sweat shirt. I was out on the dance floor when I felt a hand in my pocket. I turned around to find a cop trying to pick my pocket. I of course went off on him ... guess what happened to me. Yup I was arrested for public intoxication and had to spend the night in a Corpus jail. Hell I wasn't even drunk. I had just got there. After a few more of these types of incidents I decided to get the hell outta there and come back to good ol Tn.

Mo,

[genkisan]

It sounds like another example of the evil, self-righteous Puritan-minded goat-fucking asshat donkeyhonker control-freak scumbags robbing the citizens of the USA of even more of their rights and freedoms.....all in the name of morality and privatized prison profits.

Make putting people in jail a profitable business, and you will find the cops arrsting folks for any fucking thing they can.......after all......it's just good business sense.

[Gypsy Nirvana]

......damn.....next the will have the Happy police busting you for being too full of glee.......

A comedian mad a joke a few years ago and its coming true. Was joking about no smokinfg in bars in cali, he said first no smoking , then no drinking or laughing will be allowed in the bars next. Seems they are going for 2 out of 3.


That is a little crazy though. I know Texans ( lived in San Antonio for a bit) and they can drink alot!! If they want to drink to much , as long as they have a driver , then let them IMO. If its legal for them to have then why limit it.


Its the same as going into Mcdonalds and telling a fat person that they cant have fries with that burger cuz they are already too fat.




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[FormerOGer]

the lady in charge went on tv today and actually tried to justify it. She said it encourages bartenders to cut off people before they "get too out of control." Thank god it looks like even the right wingers on fox are going balistic over this.

[cooked cook]

Originally Posted by genkisan

all in the name of morality and privatized prison profits.

Make putting people in jail a profitable business, and you will find the cops arrsting folks for any fucking thing they can.......after all......it's just good business sense.

you hit it on the head there Genk, especailly the PROFIT part. I think most of it...like anything... it's all about the Benjamins. (or "all about the
Sir Robert Laird Bordens" for my Canadian friends) I hope yall appreciate that joke...it took me a long time to figureout who's on yer hundred




ol Ben would want his face taken off the hundred if he heard of this.
He was down with freedom, he was down with independance....he was a DRUNK! Ol Ben loved to hoist a pint out on the town, as any person should be able to...unless they are somehowviolating someone else's rights.
ME- I stay inside and get drunk in the house where it's good n safe
But I've actually heard about some local cops in my area (completely different part of the US) doing the same thing. A local bar owner was PISSED when they came in and started haulin out his customers.
Why did they do it? $$$$$$$$$
Everyone from the local PD to the courts on up get paid. Even the State sees a bit o that action by the time it's all paid. A sad thing indeed, Ben.
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[Gypsy Nirvana]

....I just drank 2 big cups of PG tips tea........am I over the limit?.....am I safe to drive?

....next the cops will be outside starbucks with a coffee breathalyzer.....

Oh the stories I could tell about Texas police. A crooked bunch, at least in Corpus. Oh and Port Aransas. I think that is how it is spelled. I was also full of piss and vinegar back in those days.

Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

....I just drank 2 big cups of PG tips tea........am I over the limit?.....am I safe to drive?

....next the cops will be outside starbucks with a coffee breathalyzer.....

Gypsy , I dont think YOU have been " safe " to drive for over 10 years now . No reason to start now. GOnna stop those fuckers from drinkin too many redulls too. they giv eyou wings




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