Is it better to drink alone than to drink and insult a police officer?
606850
drink alone damn!!! cops will lock ur @ss up!!!!
335960
The police will probably give you a "breathalizer" test to check if you have alcohol in your system. As you contend, you didn't actually drink, but was just holding an open beer can. You'll probably be ticketed and be asked to appear with your guardian before a Judge. This may just be a misdemeanor since you didn't actually drink but were just playing a prank.
1181709
Yes, the police can enter without consent if they believe a crime has been or is being committed. Underage drinking is a crime.
781472
When you are  staked, roasting slowly in the pit of Hell, while the  `Dev` prods you, and taunts you with ice cold Lager shandy and choc-ices, then you will realise it`s better than nothing.     PS. I have resisted the temptation to insult you despite your use of  the girlie threat  "I can report you" !  Don`t be afraid of insults, fight your corner.
58217
It isn't bad, that is a social stigma brought about cuz the ppl that usually drink in the morning are considered alcholics. BUT if you are a permenent night shift worker, drinking in the morning would be fine since you are jsut getting of of work.
825873
It is everyone's right not to be abused, that is the law. Sometimes the police step over the line, most often the criminals do. Still it is an officer's duty to see the scumbag gets to jail in as best shape as is humanly posssible to deliver him/her. Otherwise they will cry and kick up a fuss hoping people will forget they broke the law in the first place.
770937
Location means a lot to the question.  In Canada most police make you dump the beer or alcohol if not causing a nuisance or throwing empty bottles around, cause they understand we all mostly have done it once.  But if you cause trouble in Canada it is ussually a charge of disturbing the peace, and or a ticket for drinking under age.  If disturbing the peace the sentance is usually a peace bond for 6 months and community service and if the teen obeys and keeps the peace then usually the record is esponged but that is Canada
450036
MOST "open container laws are on the books as a tool for law enforecment to use if they feel that someone is going to be a "problem" I don't know what part of Chicago you are in, but i would go ahead with it, if an officer does come up to you just appologie, explain you were trying to have a romantic picnic. Most of the time they will let it slde, worst case they may confiscate the wine, but it is unlikely if you're have a quiet picnic that they will hassle you.
644680
http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/lca/pdf/evidence/LC2005000367001DT.pdf\n\nWhat tony said...  This link is a sucessful dismissal of testimony by a police officer that a defendant "apeared" intoxicated.  I would only add that the possibilities for the empty container are endless.  I accidently carried a bag of trash away from a cookout one day. It was a nasty used paper plate and several old empty beverage cans...
618482
neither one of you should be drinking.Being drunk is just an excuse for acting stupid.You need to work out your feelings about what happened or you may explode one of these days.
957005
OMG the funny memory this question dragged up!\nThere was this obnoxious guy that kept groping at my ex-bosses grand-daughter in the bar.  He could not take a hint.  Anyways, we were out with some friends of ours, one of whom was an off duty cop.  We escorted the pig and his friend out of the bar and I must have been feeling invincible with my cop friend and swung at the guy hitting him square in the face.  I dont know who was more shocked, me, him or our friends.  Anyways, his friend was dragging him away as my friends were holding me back.  I can't imagine what on earth possessed me to hit the guy (rum maybe???) but I am glad everyone else had enough sense to let it stop there.
724695
I'm sure there are defenses for involuntary intoxication. There might be physical duress, meaning that you feel your life is threatened, and you were basically forced to do it. There could be fraud or deceit, meaning you were unaware it was an intoxicating substance you were taking/drinking/whatever. Is this helping at all? I need more information on the situation.\n\n**Actually, you only need to prove preponderance of the evidence (an imbalance towards one side of the case or the other). Beyond a reasonable doubt is only required in criminal cases, not civil cases.
125898
My personal opinion is >>> If you're going to drink, weather you're 15 or 30, do it responsibly, dont drink and drive (I KNOW EVERYONE IS TOLD THIS, BUT ALOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LISTEN), and secondly, someone should know when enough is enough, because alot of women/girl get into horrible situations - oh yeah, and NEVER accept a drink from a "house party" from someone you dont know and trust :o)
117669
Absolutely.  \n\nBut you should do it politely and respectfully, and at least while authority is telling you what to do, you should do it first and ask questions later.\n\nI'm not sure if the question is aimed at authority such as the police (which is where I'm speaking from), but I think it's perfectly appropriate to question a law enforcement officer's actions...when the time is right.  If I'm in the middle of telling you to drop the baseball bat, or remove your hands from your pockets, or get your hands out from under your seat in your car, my best advice is to do it, and do it NOW.  I'm happy to explain my actions once the dust settles, but asking me why I am telling you to drop the tire iron in the middle of a bar fight is not going to lead us into an intelligent dicussion about your civil rights.  \n\nBut yes...I think always question authority - as long as you do it at the proper time and in a civilized manner.
329789
i am not an expert but i think it depends.  i slapped my ex husband, who is a cop, and he said he could have filed assault class a/family violence on me.
1148908
No but I've been arrested and called one a bunch of obscene names mad at him and very very drunk! He was/IS an asshole and I was mad at him because he was such a jerk. His name was officer KIND! lol....Kind he was not!
1181034
A perceived insult with alcohol involved.