Now there's a chief of police that won't be getting reelected.
Prohibition failed for good reason.
Arresting people for public intoxication inside bars is a good way to turn a good portion of the public against you very quickly.
Drunk driving creates a serious danger. A loud minority have been able to push through harsher and harsher drunk driving laws beyond what most might consider reasonable if you tested every person after a couple drinks and told them what their blood alcohol is, however by using the tragic results of a few to scare the majority, they've pushed through stiff laws.
However, when you start arresting people because of what they could do if they were irresponsible enough to drive while intoxicated, when they haven't gone near a car, and there's not yet any indication that they might try and drive, you've stepped way over the line.
The police are going to quickly find that privacy advocates, the chamber of commerece, and bar patrons from all walks of life are going to be very, very upset with them.
The chief of police is going to find he can't get relected, and don't put much faith in police tax levies passing.
Even people who just go to a bar to have a drink or two know plenty of people who have a few too many, but don't drive while drunk, and when their friends start getting arrested for public intoxication at their favorite watering hole, the backlash against the police for this stupidity will be felt.
"A woman, seeking solitude, peace, and quiet, while her husband was busy and noisily working around the house, sought that escape by taking her husbands boat, docked on the shore, to the middle of the lake, anchored and proceeded to read her book.
An officer soon pulled up next to her and asked for her fishing license. To which she replied, "I am not fishing, as you can see, I am simply reading. So I don't need to have a fishing license"
The officer countered her reply by saying "well I can see that. But I can also see that you have all the equipment to fish in your boat"
The woman replied "yes, it belongs to my husband, who does fish, and does have a license. But again, as you can see, I am reading, not fishing"
The officer proceeded to tell the woman he would have to arrest her, since she was in a fishing area, with all the right equipment, which she could use at any time"
The woman was a quick thinker. She replied "I will have to charge you would sexual assault"
The officer: "I never touched you!"
The woman: "I know, but you have all the right equipment, and you could use it at anytime."