Norman eyes jail time for public drinking

Ha, Norman is a crappy town, says the guy from Warr Acres. That's comedy.

be honest, as long as a person is being responsible this new ordinance won't matter anyways, I for one feel safer knowing that the idiots at the ballgames have more to think about prior to becoming completely wasted. Safety should come first before self indulgence....that is just my way of thinking though

I bet I know what this stems from. Rumors are that the U2 concert was a ridiculous show of drunk fans standing in line to get into the stadium. drinks in hand. While I'm against this ordinance, it is mostly because I know it is hypocritical. There is NO WAY they will be able to enforce this on OU Home game days. The last OSU/OU game I went to in Norman was a glorified beer fest. O'Connells and various other establishments had like contests to see who could drink the most out in the parking lots. Watch the legal language; it all depends on how they define "public" property and public drunkeness. Is O'Connells parking lot public? Is Joe Blow's front yard for party folks public?
And, the real kicker...if you have enough money and a good enough attorney, you're not going to serve jail time.

Good thing they didn't target students or game day crowds,coz ya gotta be drunk to go to an OU football game,who'd
wanna be in their right mind at one of those ignorant ass,
inbred, hootenannies?

Bad idea. These sorts of ordinances strip the populace of an idea of fairness in our criminal justice system. I'd rather see a public intoxication law that gives you a right to a blood alcohol test. Because right now, you don't get one. As long as an officer says you are intoxicated you are guilty.

Anonymous, locking of brick masons might not be a bad idea....they're probably illegals anyway.

Locking up drunks makes more sense than locking up stoners.

what a joke.

If the municipal court clerk is that concerned that chronic and repeat offenders need to be subject to incarceration in jail then they can simple direct the police to submit the public intox charges to the Cleveland County DA where they can be jailed up to 30 days. There, problem solved and it didn't take a new ordnance, just making use of existing laws.

I agree with Kevin, OKC .. no mention of increased fines, but they will have all those beds to fill in the new Cleveland County Jail. They can't enact this with the old jail still operating because they are at capacity most days.

I also agree with James, Norman & Eric, OKC ... if this is for repeat offenses write a city ordinance for repeat offenders.

Norman like many other Oklahoma towns have a few officers that are undertrained & bully the citizens & visitors, as well as many fine officers that are very well trained & wonderful community servants.

Norman City leaders should really consider dropping all these social ordinances they've enacted lately and not enact any others. What used to be our nice diverse town in central Oklahoma has steadily gained more of these idiots who want the government to censure anything they find objectionable for their 'fam-lies' well being. Don't really mind if they want to live in Norman, just quit trying to turn it into Edmond-South! If you don't really want diversity & liberal governance in your community, then Norman is probably not the city you'll want to move to.

A few years ago I was on campus corner at the old Red Dirt Cafe. When I came out after seeing a friend play, there was a sign on all the parking meters saying that any car left overnight would be towed and impounded. Though I hadn't been drinking that night I wondered about the hundreds of other people there that night who, instead of calling a cab, decided that they would rather risk driving drunk than having their car impounded. WTF goes on with the Norman PD. I guess if they cand screw you laying down, they'll screw you standing up!

"She says the plan is not part of an effort to target students or game day crowds at University of Oklahoma football games." Smoke, meet mirror, mirror, smoke.

I hope Norman has lots of cash stowed away because I can see class action suits just waiting in the aisle to see this ordinance passed...drunk to cop.....maan it'ss a Sattturde anda theress lottts offf themmm tharrr tailllgaters....guzzleing allla that boozzee...whyy yaa pickinn ona porrr mea.

That is what they should be glad about, instead of lining the city coffers and cabies pockets

Not all Norman cops are bad. I (barely) remember once walking drunk down the middle of Lindsey at 4 am and getting stopped by the cops. I told them I was walking home and they gave me a ride back. They were just glad I wasn't driving!

I have been thrown into cab by norman pd because I came out of a bar downtown while my wife was talking on the phone. We had just gotten there and had only had a beer a piece. The cop was a jerk and forced three sober people to take a cab home. The irony is that is what we were going to do take a cab at the end of the night anyway. So we took another cab to the mont after the first one dropped us off.
I don't trust the Norman PD at all.

Well Whaddya know Norman needs mo money so they gotta come up with another damn fine. May God rain down fire&brimstones on your greedy little townhall you crooked BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O, James. You think your superioer because you live in Moore. Just because their more affluent than Norman doesn't mean I'm a joke. My mom lives in Apache so she could care less that I'm surfin the net. Once again incase you missed it the first time. BoomerS ooner!!!!!!

I just know this has absolutely nothing to do with the new jail they just broke ground on that will have about three times as much space as the old jail.

I am starting to hate living in Norman because of the bull shit laws they make. I guess they need this law to pay for more police they are hiring that we don't need. Norman cops only want the easy money because when my jeep got broken into they just write a report and thats it and don't finger print it or anything. Cas all the city leaders are stupid.

Myers, does your mom know you're on the computer? Nice spelling, and is "Is a moble home park count as public?" even English?

Are you kidding me? If they do that, my Saturdays @ Norman are OVER. Maybe a flask would be a good investment! Ms. Frazier, with all do respect, find another campaign to feel good about. Maybe meth production?? Leave the gameday crowds alone. You might want to check with the merchants before you do something really stupid like this. For a college town, the governing body of Norman leaves alot to be desired. When we come there for a game, we stay and party and eat and then take a taxi to the hotel. That's what law abiding people do. Now just shut up and go to your room.

This is stupid and so are all normanites.

Pretty funny, Chris.

I think they want the money. This is the town that throws up a roadblock every five minutes to fill their coffers with ticket money.

Norman is a crappy town.

How do I droun my football problems know? Is a moble home park count as public? Boomer Sonner!!

i agree with james....why throw out the baby with the bathwater? if the "target" is repeat offenders, then by all means deal with repeat offenders, but do not expose anyone who is drinking (which is still legal) in public to jail time......give me a break.

This is retarded.

Oh man, now the Sooners are really screwed.

If the purpose is to deal with "repeat offenders," then pass an ordinance increasing the punishment for repeat offenses. No need to subject everyone to a threat of 10 days in jail for being caught performing a legal act in *gasp* public.