18 ordspråk av Carolyn Beck
Carolyn Beck
A lot of people support what we're doing, but I really feel like the people who don't [support the program] misunderstand the purpose of the program and what we're doing. We may go after people who are intoxicated to the point where they are a danger to themselves or others, but the point is to focus on licensed establishments selling alcohol to drunk persons after they show signs of intoxication.
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Drinking is fine. But when people drink too much, they become dangerous to themselves and other people.
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In general, (the complaints) are people disagreeing with the law and with tactics.
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No one is being arrested for being a little bit tipsy.
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Part of our problem is that there are different types of information we're getting from different parts of the state. In those communities where there is none of that information, we may go out and visit all of the establishments in a small area to find out which places have a problem.
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People are being arrested for being intoxicated in public to the extent that they might be a danger to themselves and others.
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That's 1,600 dead people. That's 1,600 families who will not get past this.
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There are a lot of dangerous and stupid things people do when they're intoxicated, other than get behind the wheel of a car. People walk out into traffic and get run over, people jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss.
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There are plenty of dangerous things people do without getting behind the wheel of a car.
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These people who are being arrested are really drunk. We're not going up to random people.
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They may not be drinking in licensed establishments. They're drinking in other places.
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They will investigate it to find out if our employees are following procedure and then take it one step further and determine whether policies and procedures need to be changed.
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We are not stopping arrests. We are stopping these particular operations. We will still be in the licensed establishments enforcing the laws, including public intoxication and sale to intoxicated persons. Routine inspections will continue, as will responses to complaints.
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We can't ignore somebody who's obviously breaking the law.
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We send them home with a responsible party, and that doesn't mean a cab driver or a hotel room. You need someone who can take care of you and make sure you don't choke on your own vomit, not someone who will drive wherever you pay them to.
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