Talk:Public intoxication

message: "Whilst it is technically illegal in most states and territories of Australia to be drunk and disorderly, most Australian police take a humane approach with regards to intoxicated persons (IP). This includes transporting the IP to his or her residence or temporary detention at a police station or other welfare establishment until the IP is sober" - come off it.  The police are famous for arresting you here if you are drunk at all in public.  And it is well known they usually rob you of whatever money you have.  Regardless, if you have no citations, remove it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.180.8.242 (talk) 02:00, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: public intoxication in Australia

message: Does anyone know of a comprehensive map or rundown by state?  I know most states got rid of these laws, but some, including Iowa, kept them.  I'm curious as to which states continue with these unfair laws and I think it is worthwhile info for a page like this.--Hraefen Talk 00:15, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Public intoxication by U.S. state

message: What are the laws like in France? Or Russia? Or Burundi? Perhaps we can't get Burundi, but European countries are certainly available. Lockesdonkey (talk) 23:50, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Limited geographic scope: English-centric 

message: Maybe you could add this (better verbalized) to the article:
In Germany public drinking is permitted as long you don't violate any other laws (annoying people, or e.g. when you drink in front of a restaurant and you scare the customers away).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.94.246.117 (talk) 09:06, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Situation in Germany 

message: Some police officers in the UK refer to those found to be drunk and disorderly as "Duncan Disorderly", as if it were a full name. Would this have any relevance to the article?
--94.194.25.112 (talk) 00:18, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colloquial term in the UK 

message: 'Public intoxication, also known as "drunk and disorderly", is a summary offense in many countries'
Many countries? I don't think that there are public intoxication laws in any country apart from the 5 listed in this article...
19:13, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Very obviously! To see "public intoxication" as something special, abnormal, blasphemous, perverted, degenerate and you-name-it clearly displays that this grotesque handling of the consumption of alcoholic beverages by adult citizens outside of any closed doors areas seems to be a legal and societal specialty of countries of anglo-puritan background only. Nowhere in the Western world there exists such a bizarre concept. This has to be made clear in the text.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:C0:DF08:4800:1C99:E7F0:AEA7:F54D (talk) 12:57, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Summary 

message: I have to echo the sentiment of the previous posters here: Not only is this article extremely Anglophone-centric, it's also misleading and biased. I live in Denmark and public drunkenness is not an offense what so ever (though acting threating/violent against police can certainly get you arrested (detained max. 24 hours)). From what I've seen it's a similar situation in most of continental Europe. Honestly it's shocking to see that such a thing even exists today, when it should be a long-gone thing from the days of the temperance movement.
::It seems to be a moral inheritance of the former British Empire as can be found practically exclusively in Anglo-Saxon nations nowadays. Interesting future topic for a historian.
RhoDaZZ (talk) 19:48, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clear bias 

message: Any reason why toluene is specifically mentioned in California's public intoxication law? Seems a little strange to mention that inhalant specifically.
SalomeCzapiewski (talk) 21:54, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toluene