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>If you are drunk, you can get arrested in some places (indiana) for walking home - instant public intoxication charge. If you're so drunk that you'd get pulle

>If you are drunk, you can get arrested in some places (indiana) for walking home - instant public intoxication charge. If you're so drunk that you'd get pulled over as a pedestrian, then you most certainly should not be driving. >Still more places don't have safe options to walk or ride bikes if you are impared. These things need fixed to be able to do what you are encouraging. How about some personal responsibility? Society isn't responsible for enabling people's drinking. If you can't get home without driving, then don't drink (or if it's a long visit, have only one or two, at the beginning).

joesmo 10y ago
"If you're so drunk that you'd get pulled over as a pedestrian, then you most certainly should not be driving." Or you could just be walking while black (or hispanic, etc.).
- marcoperaza 10y ago
  Are you really blaming racism for DUIs?
  - selectodude 10y ago
    I think he's blaming racism for public intox.
  - joesmo 10y ago
    No, I'm saying that you don't have to be visibly drunk to be stopped by police, especially if you're a minority.
Broken_Hippo 10y ago
I don't think you understand. If you are legally drunk - blow a .08 on the test - you can get a public intoxication charge. It is that simple. All that takes is living out of town and walking down the main route to your house and someone stopping and smelling alcohol. It is great to put that theoretical thing in place. But people do, occasionally, mess up. I rarely went to bars because of transportation - others, not so much. Alcohol impairs judgement as, and if the options aren't there and easy to use, it is more likely that folks will drive drunk.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  The law in Indiana was adjusted in 2012. http://sftlawyers.com/new-indiana-public-intoxication-law-goes-into-effect-july-1-2012/ http://sftlawyers.com/new-indiana-public-intoxication-law-go...
  - Broken_Hippo 10y ago
    Cool. Been living out of the country for a few years, didn't know that :D Thanks muchly. I was always hopeful that my walking home wasn't interrupted by cops and took alternate routes at times. This should have been the case years ago.
ams6110 10y ago
Look, honestly most cops have better things to do than arrest a person walking home from a bar and not bothering anyone. Yeah public intoxication is a thing and there are a few dick cops who will, but for the most part you don't have to worry about it. The cops around here don't arrest for public intox or even weed possession anymore because they know it will get bargained down to a fine and maybe court supervision (though if you are causing other problems or being an asshole they might). This is firsthand from a local cop. They just have a lot more serious things to worry about.

joesmo 10y ago

"If you're so drunk that you'd get pulled over as a pedestrian, then you most certainly should not be driving." Or you could just be walking while black (or hispanic, etc.).

marcoperaza 10y ago
Are you really blaming racism for DUIs?
- selectodude 10y ago
  I think he's blaming racism for public intox.
- joesmo 10y ago
  No, I'm saying that you don't have to be visibly drunk to be stopped by police, especially if you're a minority.

Broken_Hippo 10y ago

I don't think you understand. If you are legally drunk - blow a .08 on the test - you can get a public intoxication charge. It is that simple. All that takes is living out of town and walking down the main route to your house and someone stopping and smelling alcohol. It is great to put that theoretical thing in place. But people do, occasionally, mess up. I rarely went to bars because of transportation - others, not so much. Alcohol impairs judgement as, and if the options aren't there and easy to use, it is more likely that folks will drive drunk.

maxerickson 10y ago
The law in Indiana was adjusted in 2012. http://sftlawyers.com/new-indiana-public-intoxication-law-goes-into-effect-july-1-2012/ http://sftlawyers.com/new-indiana-public-intoxication-law-go...
- Broken_Hippo 10y ago
  Cool. Been living out of the country for a few years, didn't know that :D Thanks muchly. I was always hopeful that my walking home wasn't interrupted by cops and took alternate routes at times. This should have been the case years ago.

ams6110 10y ago

Look, honestly most cops have better things to do than arrest a person walking home from a bar and not bothering anyone. Yeah public intoxication is a thing and there are a few dick cops who will, but for the most part you don't have to worry about it. The cops around here don't arrest for public intox or even weed possession anymore because they know it will get bargained down to a fine and maybe court supervision (though if you are causing other problems or being an asshole they might). This is firsthand from a local cop. They just have a lot more serious things to worry about.