There is a stereotypical intoxicated person in TV and film. Staggering, shirt partly untucked, tie askew, red nose and slurred speech.
This is for a very good reason. This is what it looks like.
I'm with PD having a discussion about when intoxication became a medical emergency and they're asking why it's a crime. In other words, this person doesn't need a jail cell or a hospital bed so we're working on other options if we can.
He's a sweetheart, telling us quietly how much he appreciates "policing officers" and "sheriff cars" as we're waiting for his spouse to turn around and come back to get him and take him home.
Sometimes the remarkably intoxicated will suddenly forget where they are and what's going on. Then we have a very similar conversation as before. The cops giggle, trying to remain professional while I answer all the same questions again.
It happens a few times when suddenly he looks up at me, glances at the cops and asks, "Who called the Navy SEALS?"
"The who?" I ask, not sure if he's trying to joke.
"You're a Navy SEAL aren't you, all strong and in charge and in blue..." He realized he was talking out loud and lowers his head.
The SUV pulled up at the curb and the wife came and got him. No doubt he'll awake and tell her "I had the strangest dream...I met some Navy SEALS!"
This is for a very good reason. This is what it looks like.
I'm with PD having a discussion about when intoxication became a medical emergency and they're asking why it's a crime. In other words, this person doesn't need a jail cell or a hospital bed so we're working on other options if we can.
He's a sweetheart, telling us quietly how much he appreciates "policing officers" and "sheriff cars" as we're waiting for his spouse to turn around and come back to get him and take him home.
Sometimes the remarkably intoxicated will suddenly forget where they are and what's going on. Then we have a very similar conversation as before. The cops giggle, trying to remain professional while I answer all the same questions again.
It happens a few times when suddenly he looks up at me, glances at the cops and asks, "Who called the Navy SEALS?"
"The who?" I ask, not sure if he's trying to joke.
"You're a Navy SEAL aren't you, all strong and in charge and in blue..." He realized he was talking out loud and lowers his head.
The SUV pulled up at the curb and the wife came and got him. No doubt he'll awake and tell her "I had the strangest dream...I met some Navy SEALS!"
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