tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2373037755098645172..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Austin may follow Houston, SA, creating non-jail alternative for public intoxicationGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10046267733799302952014-03-17T20:47:22.502-05:002014-03-17T20:47:22.502-05:00I understand that numerous judges own this program...I understand that numerous judges own this program and are making an outrageous amount of $ for each inmate in this program. A good friend of my recently. They have snitches so that the inmate in this program will have to stay longer and they are given more money for those who have to stay longer. Do your research and look whose making the $.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26411600198758014782014-03-11T19:24:30.384-05:002014-03-11T19:24:30.384-05:00Now this may be another solution
https://www.face...Now this may be another solution<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=681926875162940&set=a.520272604661702.118891.479202222102074&type=1Paul-UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40451120298830331832014-03-10T21:17:59.827-05:002014-03-10T21:17:59.827-05:00^exactly, but there will still be plenty of disord...^exactly, but there will still be plenty of disorders to handle and possible lie about to keep the revenue coming. All cops should wear a collar camera while on duty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79253171360704048052014-03-10T08:50:17.518-05:002014-03-10T08:50:17.518-05:00As a former law enforcement officer, I hated deali...As a former law enforcement officer, I hated dealing with public intoxication. A center like this is a great ideal. Most law enforcement don't want to deal with drunks, but are liable if one of these drunks kills or hurts someone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72207460837254646722014-03-09T20:48:57.903-05:002014-03-09T20:48:57.903-05:00law enforcement continues to piss away taxpayer mo...law enforcement continues to piss away taxpayer money. great way for street cops to show their bosses that they are busy, and for their bosses to show the taxpayers that they are "tough on crime. cut their budgets and stop wasting taxpayer money on police, jails, courts, etc... time to get new people in charge of policing/jailing/courts. time to get new people in charge of taxpayer stewardship. it wouldn't be a surprise that austin texas alone (county city state federal) spends in excess of one billion dollar annually on the big pot of gold called "public safety". puke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2096103536596389252014-03-09T17:25:22.110-05:002014-03-09T17:25:22.110-05:00Never underestimate the power of the police to scr...Never underestimate the power of the police to screw this up in some way. That said..it SOUNDS like a better idea than what they do now.Robert Langhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497658569363397644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8190959462662563032014-03-09T16:51:02.447-05:002014-03-09T16:51:02.447-05:00I'd bet a million dollars that Austin won'...I'd bet a million dollars that Austin won't see anywhere near 27,000 citizens placed in the new drunk tank during the next five years. <br /><br />Once you remove the possibility for arrests most police officers quickly lose interest in your activities. Raises and promotions, after all, are based on arrests, not friendly rides to Sobering Centers... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com