http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/10/seattle-pete-holmes-for-city-attorney.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/10/seattle-pete-holmes-for-city-attorney.html/comment-page-1#comment-6193 Adam Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:01:45 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3241#comment-6193 My understanding is that the 1972 Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act, decriminalized public inebriation. <a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/archives/researching/PublicHealth112.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/archives/researching/PublicHealth112.aspx</a> Other searches imply that there's no law against it in Seattle. My understanding is that the 1972 Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act, decriminalized public inebriation. http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/archives/researching/PublicHealth112.aspx Other searches imply that there’s no law against it in Seattle.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/10/seattle-pete-holmes-for-city-attorney.html/comment-page-1#comment-6192 Chris Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:39:02 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3241#comment-6192 Let me clarify. I read the article, which made repeated references to people who were almost certainly under the influence and in public. That made me wonder if it is illegal in Seattle, since from the other aspects it seems like the police "wanted to arrest somebody". I agree that it is irrelevant to Eric's case. I was just curious about the law. Let me clarify.
I read the article, which made repeated references to people who were almost certainly under the influence and in public.
That made me wonder if it is illegal in Seattle, since from the other aspects it seems like the police “wanted to arrest somebody”. I agree that it is irrelevant to Eric’s case. I was just curious about the law.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/10/seattle-pete-holmes-for-city-attorney.html/comment-page-1#comment-6191 Adam Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:28:23 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3241#comment-6191 Chris, irrelevant, immaterial and prejudicial. Eric was not arrested for or charged with public intoxication. Chris, irrelevant, immaterial and prejudicial. Eric was not arrested for or charged with public intoxication.

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2009/10/seattle-pete-holmes-for-city-attorney.html/comment-page-1#comment-6190 Chris Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:36:15 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=3241#comment-6190 Wow. Someone found a way to make me like golf! One question -- does Seattle have a law against public intoxication? From TFA, it looks like there was some. Wow. Someone found a way to make me like golf!
One question — does Seattle have a law against public intoxication? From TFA, it looks like there was some.

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