Martese Johnson's feet were shackled night of his arrest

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40. Public Intoxication

Here is a scary thought. The charge of public intoxication does not have a sobriety test attached to it. The charge is solely at the discretion of the officer and what he or she determines to be public. Same goes for disorderly conduct it is simply up to the officer to determine what they will or will not accept. I am surprised that a BAC was actually preformed. Probably because of the injury he suffered and they wanted to ensure that he was in fact intoxicated which turned out not to be the case. Also being released on bail for such a minor offense is truly odd.

On a different note each year I go to an annual brew festival that is held outside of Leesburg Virginia in June. At the last one there was this motor coach/tour bus that was decked out in the colors of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It turns out that the Alcohol Control Board in Virginia has a rather large budget and so they bought nice toys that they take to events like this and then arrest people if they appear to be intoxicated. Gotta make money somehow since we have cut the tax base.