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Couple Cited for Public Intoxication While Waiting on Designated Driver

By Baker Associates

A Canadian couple was seemingly arrested for trying to obey the law last week when they were arrested while waiting on a designated driver service to pick them up. The couple was apparently quietly standing together hand-in-hand on a street corner outside a karaoke bar in the Toronto area while waiting on their ride when a policeman showed up and promptly cited them for public intoxication. This is apparently a pretty frequent occurrence in the Toronto area as other similar stories have also emerged in which Toronto citizens claim that they have called a designated driver service only to have the police show up at the same time and issue them a ticket for public intoxication before they can get in the taxi to go home. The policemen in the area seem to be simply following the designated driver service vehicles to their destinations and immediately arresting the patrons for public intoxication...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on December 08, 2009 (boomark / email).