Drunk and disorderly? Pay to stay in the 'drunk tank'
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Chief Constable Adrian Lee, the national policing leader on alcohol harm, said that people who need medical treatment after excess drinking should no longer be the responsibility of the police service.
Launching a week-long campaign aimed at highlighting alcohol harm, Mr Lee suggested that intoxicated individuals be taken to a cell run by a commercial company and charged for their care the morning after.
‘I do not see why the police service or the health service should pick up the duty of c...
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