Carolyn Beck Quotes (12 Quotes)

These people who are being arrested are really drunk. We're not going up to random people.

Drinking is fine. But when people drink too much, they become dangerous to themselves and other people.

There are a lot of dangerous and stupid things people do when they're intoxicated, other than get behind the wheel of a car. People walk out into traffic and get run over, people jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss.

That's 1,600 dead people. That's 1,600 families who will not get past this.

They may not be drinking in licensed establishments. They're drinking in other places.

We understand that everything has room for improvement, this included.

Part of our problem is that there are different types of information we're getting from different parts of the state. In those communities where there is none of that information, we may go out and visit all of the establishments in a small area to find out which places have a problem.

In general, (the complaints) are people disagreeing with the law and with tactics.

Younger people tend to drink more. The older people get, the more they tend to calm down.

We send them home with a responsible party, and that doesn't mean a cab driver or a hotel room. You need someone who can take care of you and make sure you don't choke on your own vomit, not someone who will drive wherever you pay them to.

A lot of people support what we're doing, but I really feel like the people who don't support the program misunderstand the purpose of the program and what we're doing. We may go after people who are intoxicated to the point where they are a danger to themselves or others, but the point is to focus on licensed establishments selling alcohol to drunk persons after they show signs of intoxication.

There are plenty of dangerous things people do without getting behind the wheel of a car.