• minibyte@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    he is given a charge of public intoxication despite never having a drink

    and not being in public.

    • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 days ago

      public intoxication laws still apply when in a bar, generally being in a bar counts as “public”, but honestly a lawyer would have to look at the jurisdiction and the specific laws that apply (and whether the bar counts as public or not) - but either way, it’s irrelevant if he was sober …