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Originally Posted by Charlatan
So you write a law that makes it legal. You are guilty of public drunkeness. It's no longer a preemtive arrest.
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So, then how long is it until we're guilty of driving(we might speed or drive recklessly)? Or how long until owning a knife or gun is crime(since that may aid us in harming another individual)? Normally I don't buy into slippery slope arguments but I think on this one you almost have to.
The whole idea of a law supporting arresting people for being drunk to prevent drunk driving and other alcohol related crimes rests on it being factual that you cannot be drunk without driving drunk or committing an alcohol-related crime - which I have personally witnessed to not be the case more than a few times.
To make it a crime to be in a position capable of commiting a crime is ludicrous.