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> Police will order drunk passengers to get out of a car, to then immediately charge them with public intoxication. In some states (e.g., Texas) a car counts a
by gst 11y ago
> Police will order drunk passengers to get out of a car, to then immediately charge them with public intoxication.
In some states (e.g., Texas) a car counts as "public place" when it comes to intoxication. The passenger wasn't charged because he left the car, but he already violated the law by being intoxicated inside the car.
- zanny 11y agoWhich is a catch 22 on anyone drinking. You go to the bar, get drunk, and then cannot legally leave the bar to go home by any means, because where in every other state the correct action is to have a sober friend drive you home, in states like Texas you are still "public" despite being in someones private motor vehicle.