Carolyn Beck Quotations

There are plenty of dangerous things people do without getting behind the wheel of a car.

That's 1,600 dead people. That's 1,600 families who will not get past this.

They may not be drinking in licensed establishments. They're drinking in other places.

People are being arrested for being intoxicated in public to the extent that they might be a danger to themselves and others.

We are not stopping arrests. We are stopping these particular operations. We will still be in the licensed establishments enforcing the laws, including public intoxication and sale to intoxicated persons. Routine inspections will continue, as will responses to complaints.

Younger people tend to drink more. The older people get, the more they tend to calm down.

Drinking is fine. But when people drink too much, they become dangerous to themselves and other people.

In general, (the complaints) are people disagreeing with the law and with tactics.

We send them home with a responsible party, and that doesn't mean a cab driver or a hotel room. You need someone who can take care of you and make sure you don't choke on your own vomit, not someone who will drive wherever you pay them to.

We can't ignore somebody who's obviously breaking the law.