Live in Texas? Don't get drunk in the bars!

The bar owners might have *agreed* to this, bear in mind. The folks they're arresting are, I'm sure, folks who are without a designated driver that plan to drive home. Sting operatives are probably folks who come off as drinkin' buddies and say "Oh hey how're you getting home?" "Ohh, I'm fine... I'll drive m'self".

Being drunk is one thing. But being drunk without the intent of getting a safe ride home is quite another. If you fall under that category, you immediately endanger yourself and everyone else out on the road.

Watts --
It is illegal to carry a firearm inside of a business that makes over half of its profits off of alcohol. Someone being drunk in a bar with a gun won't make a difference if they're in a state that condones carrying concealed or not. They're breaking the law either way.

Plus, we all know that large consumptions of alcohol does wonders for your coordination and steadiness-of-hand. Them damn Texan alcoholics are serial killaz.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

If a drunk goes out into public and causes trouble or gets into a wreck, they trail it back to the bar he was last at, and they'll get in trouble. It is a bar's responsibility to not let the customers get too-far-gone on drinking. This'll help them keep tabs on troublemakers who blend into the crowds. This is doing bars a favor.

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Well, he doesn't even need to turn the car on. Turn the key slightly but not enough to turn on the car, and you'll turn on the AC, Heaters, radio, etc. But it won't start the engine.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

This is in Texas. Taxis aren't a huge thing as far as I know. Not at all. And I've been through Houston a few times (sadly) and not seen a one.

Plus, I'm sure they probe like I mentioned in an earlier post. Snag them on the way out, inquiring how they're getting home. 36 bars, arresting 30 people. That's under one person per bar. If you've been to a bar, there is often reckless drinking. Do you really think that out of these 36 bars that only 30 people were shitfaced and they were arrested because of that? Not likely. They were shitfaced and mentioned they wanted to get home on their own via their car.

Ever hear the line "I think you've had enough, buddy"? Bartenders are supposed to be able to gauge if they should serve someone more to drink. If the drinker broke up with a girlfriend or something and wants to drown himself, the bartender will probably let him out of pity. Then might go as far as to call a designated driving service for him (we have them here in B/CS).

In regards to that hotel bar, I'll agree that sounds awkward. Can't expect all these things to go clean and smooth I guess... x__X I can see the sense behind this, but only if they do it *right*.

Arresting the bartender and such would've been called for if she went off and got herself and some other folks killed. Well. Not even arrested, then again. A fine maybe or a brief license suspension.

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