Drunk people to be put in 'drunk tanks' - £400 exit fee.

[Lord Percy]

Title says it all really.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24135219

It has been suggested that people who are too drunk should be taken and held in 'drunk tanks', where they have to stay until they're a bit more sober and then pay £400 to be let out.

The thing that pisses me off most is that these 'drunk tanks' are going to be operated by a private company, rather than by HM government.

Once again the decision makers are having ideas sold to them by those with vested financial interests.

[Joncrete Cungle]

I can only hope the TV crews are ready for the time The Right Honourable Eric Joyce MP is being bundled in to the drunk tank and the next day when the git is paying to 'be set free' Bet the cunt would claim the £400 back on expenses.

[garth]

Hope they don't put one anywhere near me.

[lihp]

So what happens if you don't have £400?
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[Mark_F]

I can't see it happening, the charges would be unenforceable .

If you're drunk enough for the police to think you're a danger to yourself, you can't be considered of sound enough mind to make the decision to accept the fees for the stay.

If the police tell you you're going there or else, you're under duress.

Also, what if you're knackered, diabetic, autistic etc? Could the police force you to go there because you "appear" drunk?

If the law were changed to make the fees enforceable, it could pave the way for legal extortion...

There are a myriad of other problems with this proposal, and the police federation even said it isn't viable!

[Rogerborg]

Does ACPO Plc mouthpiece Chief Constable Adrian Lee perchance have a brother-in-law who completely co-incidentally happens to be poised to provide a drunk-tank service?

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[Minty]

[supZ]

probably more the fact they don't want a load of drunks taking up room in the cells so they'd prefer to deal with them in another location as long as they weren't a danger to themselves or others (violence)

they have run places like this for years where trained paramedics pick up these drunks and take them to a place to be cared for until they sober up. the only difference is they now want to charge them for taking up these peoples time. which in my mind is fair enough.
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[Rogerborg]

I'll tell you how it will work.

Some relative of the Chief Constable will set up a Drunk Hotel.

After a few months, Chief-Constable-In-Law will send a memo saying "To continue facilitating this facility going forwardsing, a guaranteitude of 90% utilisationing is requiremented."

In other words: sweep up 20 or so of the usual suspects each night, every night, or lose the drunk tank. Regardless of how lathered they actually are.

And that's how private-public-partnerships work.
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[biker7]

The problem as I see it. Punishment for alcoholism is a bit hypocritical when it is a legalised form of abuse to begin with. Smoking is treated slightly less so - fags are for sale in shops but 'drug' use is banned in all public areas. Probably due to the massive revenue raising capability of the industry, drinking establishments are commonplace. You can't smoke anywhere but can drink almost everywhere. So we allow guys and gals to get pissed legally and then say 'whoa you've had too much of the stuff we allowed you to have so now we are going to punish you for it' . Either stop giving licences to drinking establishmnets and fine illegal drunks or continue and put up with the problem local authorities actively encourage with government backing.
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[Ste]

It's an offence to sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk, or to allow alcohol to be sold to such a person on relevant premises.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/l_to_o/licensing_of_alcohol/#sale

If selling alcohol to drunk people wasn't so profitable, that law could be enforced.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Will have a Happy Hour? Or 2 for the price of 1.
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[map]

I can see the old dodge clamping firms wanting to be reborn for some of this money action.

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After all didn't these need you to pay cash for release of your property that they'd effectively stolen (but we don't mean to deprive you of it so it's not theft then, is it officer).
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[Hetzer]

Same old shite. So long as politicians believe it's something that won't affect the vast majority of them they'll be more than willing to inflict it on everyone else. The stalinist political mindset has been alive and well in this country for decades.

Ban.
Prevent.
Sterilise.
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[krarkol]

Can see this seriously being abused

What if some copper just doesn't like my face when I've left a pub after a couple of pints?

Sounds like an S.59 for drunks.
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