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Unbelievable - I have the greatest respect for you having to put up with this sort of thing.
No such nonsense is tolerated in the USA - where I live, if a drunk "Spring Break" college kid so much as swears in public, he / she would get a $500 fine and a year on probation. When they hear the words "Turn around and put your hands behind your back" and the cuffs go on, the look on their faces says it all. "Busted" for "Minor (under 21) In Possession of Alcohol", "Drunk In A Public Place" and "Disorderly Conduct" - they now have a criminal record and their parents, 100s of miles away, are going to get called. Also, rarely does anyone want to add "Resisting Arrest" or (if not stopping immediately in a car) "Felony Evading". Lying to a police officer is "Giving False Information" and / or "Obstructing An Investigation". Compare this to the images in almost any UK city on a Saturday night of several police officers struggling to get one drunk, kicking and shouting abuse, into the back of a van.
Last edited by RAFEngO74to09; 25th Jul 2011 at 17:44.