A dude in Kentucky was arrested for riding his horse while drunk.
@#$#!!@#@ MADD!
I hate OMVI laws. For the uninitiated, OMVI means "Operating a Moving Vehicle While Intoxicated." That doesn't necessarily exclude a car or a motorcycle, but could also include riding mowers, bicycles, and yes, horses. A horse, it seems, is a "moving vehicle." Don't tell the horse; he'll probably be insulted.
I would really like to know how many people were killed in the past five years by a drunk lawn mower driver. Same with drunk cyclists. Do we really need to protect the citizenry of this country from these people? Is there such a dire need for protection from these people that the police really need to be arresting drunken equestrians? I don't think so. I think this is about money and the raising thereof for shiny new cop cars and cop shops. And God only knows anyone charged with an intoxication offense of any kind gets milked for all they're worth.
It's just like speeding tickets; it's easy money, baby. Why the heck not charge someone?
Nanny state, we greet thee.
Posted by Kathy at May 11, 2005 12:30 AMWatchout all of you horse riding Armish people.
Posted by: catfish at May 11, 2005 10:48 AMIn certain towns here in NC, to think about alcohol while doing 38 mph in a 35 mph zone could mean being thrown into the federal pen for the rest of your life.
Drunken boating, however . . . .
Posted by: JBL at May 11, 2005 10:58 AMIs it legal to ride a drunk horse?
Uh, just wondering.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 14, 2005 06:02 AM