[Husker] Niles Paul ticketed

[David Strong]

Yes, I understand public intoxication is a crime.  Paul was not charged with public intoxication, he was charged with minor in possession and public urination.  What has the "express line for the breathalyzer" got to do with it?  He wasn't driving.  Are breathalyzer results the same for public intoxication as for driving under the influence?  Since he wasn't charged with public drunk, and blew a .104, something is different.  If the breath results resulted in the MIP charge as the evidence of possession, would he still have been popped if he had blown a .01, since any alcohol would be been illegal for a minor?  And again, why not refuse a breath test?  He wasn't driving.

Dave

--- On Tue, 6/1/10, Anita Jackson <aj05810 at windstream.net> wrote:

> From: Anita Jackson <aj05810 at windstream.net>
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Niles Paul ticketed
> To: "David Strong" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>, "'Husker List'" <husker at tssi.com>
> Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 9:22 PM
> David Strong wrote:
> > There's one thing I didn't understand when I read the
> article.  Ok, he got a ticket for underage possession
> of alcohol and taking a leak in public...neither a big deal
> for a college kid.  But the article went on to say that
> he blew a .104 on the breath test.  Why was he given a
> breath test?  He wasn't driving, he wasn't even in a
> car.  Was that how they determined we was in possession
> of alcohol?  He didn't have any on him but the breath
> results showed he "possessed" it in his system?  Can
> you refuse a breath test if you are not driving?  I'm
> sure it's all by the book (knowing the gestapo...err, I mean
> LPD as I unfortunately do) but I've just never heard of this
> before.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >   
> 
> Public drunkenness is a crime. Taking a whiz in public is
> probably the 
> quickest way to get caught. Niles is under age, so I'm sure
> that gets 
> you in the express line for the breathalyzer.
> 
> Anita
> 
>