(06-27-2021, 06:31 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(06-26-2021, 08:15 PM)Dimson Wrote: I would say why didn't that officer take the time to call someone for the clearly drunk driver so they could get home safely. There are ways to handle things without throwing people in jail.

In your scenario, the officer wouldn't even stop the drunk driver.  No victim, therefore no crime, so he wouldn't stop him in the first place.  He'd let him continue down the road until he hit and possibly killed someone else.  

I think we're beating a dead horse at this point.  You don't believe in protecting the public from dangerous behavior.  You and I draw that line at a different place.   I think it is entirely within the right of the public to forbid people from behaving in a way that endangers other people.

As always this conversation slid right down the slope from "People who use drugs or engage in prostitution aren't really committing a crime" to "You mean we shouldn't do anything to protect the public from harm including let people shoot at each other all willy nilly or stop people from passing out drunk in the middle of I-95." And you'll notice that he didn't say anything about not stopping the driver, merely that it wouldn't be treated as a crime. Nuance is an important concept that Statists toss out the window in favor of their "Jail First" lifestyle.

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