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Public Drunkeness and Vulnerablitity There is a story about a Lyft Driver who refused to transport an unconscious drunken woman. Her friends called a Lyft driver - tossed the driver the keys and told him to get her home safely. He offered to drive her home IF the girlfriends travelled with him. They refused wanting to get back to the party. He offered to call the police to access the situation and they left with the drunken woman. He pointed out that they were placing her in a vulnerable situation by placing her with a lone male and they were placing him in a compromising situation as a young black male. There were also medical issues that he might not be prepared to deal with in addition to get his car full of punk. I remember years ago, when a bartender dropped a drunk man at our local 12 Step Hall. He had no ID and no clue where he lived. It is our job to help those who want help not play nursemaid for someone during between their drunken sprees. We called the police and he ended up spending the night in the drunk tank. It was probably the safest place for him to be. Public drunks don't get thrown into a drunk tank in West Virginia. They are medically assessed - vitals taken and monitored. There was a law suit where an individual died in the drunk tank and WV got sued. There is also the drug factor which complicated issues. New Years of 2015, my younger woke up in the emergency room hooked to monitors and IV's. He quit his job and told me that he wanted to have some "fun" before going into treatment. The police found him unconscious and called the paramedics. There was hypothermia in addition to an overdose. I picked up at the hospital telling him, "No Sympathy!" His sponsor drove him to Detox a few days later.  Abracadabra  |
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How sad! That young driver was a smart young man!! I would bet that gal's friends were not sober either. I'm glad WV has this program!!
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A usefull insight, Starwomyn, I've learned a bit of the procedures there. Thank you for sharing it with us. Kind regards, Lisa. 
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