Chilly Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 http://www.9news.com/news/watercooler/arti...1&catid=337 Really, is that necessary? Come the f on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveRalph Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Really, is that necessary? Come the f on. You mean having him take a breathalyzer? Judging by the picture, no, it wasn't necessary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Yes So, if you are wheelchairbound, you can never get bombed? Else be charged with DUI? If I was wheelchairbound, I might consider bombed a preferable state of being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Yes Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 So, if you are wheelchairbound, you can never get bombed? Else be charged with DUI? If I was wheelchairbound, I might consider bombed a preferable state of being. I think drunk in public would be a better charge as I'm not really afraid of being killed by a drunk person in a wheelchair. Same goes with a BWI. A person walking in traffic poses just as much risk as a bicycle. And yet there is no WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 I think drunk in public would be a better charge as I'm not really afraid of being killed by a drunk person in a wheelchair. Completely agree here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 A person walking in traffic poses just as much risk as a bicycle. Say what?? Come to NYC. The idiots on bicycles are scary enough when sober. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I think drunk in public would be a better charge as I'm not really afraid of being killed by a drunk person in a wheelchair. Same goes with a BWI. A person walking in traffic poses just as much risk as a bicycle. And yet there is no WWI. The days where you could charge a non license driver with public intoxication are coming to an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Nobody else noticed that this happened at the local high school? And the Resource Officer was involved...? I have no problem with someone who blows a .405 at a local school with children present getting arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Nobody else noticed that this happened at the local high school? And the Resource Officer was involved...? I have no problem with someone who blows a .405 at a local school with children present getting arrested. Depends how far away from the high school it was (our resource officer would sit about as far away from the school as possible, past a heavily treed area, at the road). And still, a DUI?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Depends how far away from the high school it was (our resource officer would sit about as far away from the school as possible, past a heavily treed area, at the road). And still, a DUI?! Police say it happened Sept. 23 when 59-year-old Robert Gibson was stopped by police at the local high school. I suppose he could have been on the sidewalk in front of the school, but that's not how I read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 I suppose he could have been on the sidewalk in front of the school, but that's not how I read this. I don't trust the media when it comes to specifics like that. It could be true, I don't disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I don't trust the media when it comes to specifics like that. It could be true, I don't disagree. OK, after further review I think you are right. Public drunkenness would have been a sufficient charge. The guy was tooling across the school parking lot at 4 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sig1Hunter Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I think drunk in public would be a better charge as I'm not really afraid of being killed by a drunk person in a wheelchair. Same goes with a BWI. A person walking in traffic poses just as much risk as a bicycle. And yet there is no WWI. WWI would be more equivalent to a public drunkenness charge. DUI laws are specifically written to include the word "vehicle" in the statute. A vehicle is anything from a wheelchair, to a bicycle, to a car. Cops are trained to apply the most appropriate charge to cases. In this case, the DUI charge fits better than the public intoxication charge simply because a "vehicle" was involved. Besides, the penalties are (basically) the same for a public intoxication and misdemeanor DUI charge. Its not like you lose a drivers license for a DUI bicycle charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 WWI would be more equivalent to a public drunkenness charge. DUI laws are specifically written to include the word "vehicle" in the statute. A vehicle is anything from a wheelchair, to a bicycle, to a car. Cops are trained to apply the most appropriate charge to cases. In this case, the DUI charge fits better than the public intoxication charge simply because a "vehicle" was involved. Besides, the penalties are (basically) the same for a public intoxication and misdemeanor DUI charge. Its not like you lose a drivers license for a DUI bicycle charge. Outside of the stigma attached to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Outside of the stigma attached to it... Based on the guys pic I don't think he's worried about stigmata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Nobody else noticed that this happened at the local high school? And the Resource Officer was involved...? I have no problem with someone who blows a .405 at a local school with children present getting arrested. According to police, Gibson had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and had slobbered all over his shirt. The cop was probably some sort of neat freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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