I was driving and shooting hard vodka the other day and got in some trouble or what not, and then they pull this bogus charge that my full shot glass was an open container! Is this constitutional?
2006-09-18 13:53:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes I'm sorry it is. Try one of those coffee cups next time with the lid.
2006-09-18 13:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's hardly your fault that shot glasses don't come with lids. If the shot glass industry was responsible to consumers, they'd put sealable lids on those things with a straw at the top so you can drive and sip without spills, and still have some rudimentary defense that it's not exactly entirely an 'open' container if you happen to get stopped. I think you should put on a bold Jack Daniels T-shirt and present your case in court for the good of all true American rednecks. I'm behind you on this one...uh, 50% or so.
2006-09-18 14:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Were you driving and drinking at the same time?!!?! You better be glad that a ticket was all you got!!! No, it was not bogus!! Drink at home/get a designated driver and stay off the road!! You sound like a Darwin candidate.
2006-09-18 13:59:04 · answer #3 · answered by J W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you are shooting vodka, then the vodka bottle is considered "open" if the seal is broken and it is in the car, not the trunk.
and anyhow, more specifically, of COURSE the shot glass is an open container - one end is open, right? it holds stuff, right?
Riiiight.
2006-09-18 13:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by carolynnnna 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep. It was a container. It was open. It contained alkeyhall. You is guilty son. Shoulda shot the last glass!
2006-09-18 13:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Regulation of alcohol is allowed under the 21st Amendment, so yes it's constitutional.
And yes, an open class of any size is an open container. Which part of "open" or "container" are you trying to argue doesn't apply?
2006-09-18 13:56:50 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
of course it is open, there is no top ever on a shot glass, your mistake you did not give the officer a drink. You should ashamed.
2006-09-18 14:03:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gee Dude....Did you ever think to offer the nice officer some of your hooch? You could have avoided a whole bunch of trouble.
2006-09-18 14:07:18 · answer #8 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open container means open container, If an officer wants to get really shitty, you can also be charged with open container, with an old empty beer can in your back floorboard
2006-09-18 14:04:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure it is. But I'll bet it was the Bud can earrings that really got you in trouble.
2006-09-18 14:04:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋