This fellow was sitting in the parking lot of a McDonald's outlet (not in Ohio).
It appeared he had had a few (too many in life too) but wasn't being more than a visual discomfort - if you find reality discomforting.
By this point the fellow had attempted to get up, was too drunk, and pulled his cart over on himself.
He lay spralled on the asphalt.
Then the police began to arrive to remove him. In all 4 police cars responded and I counted a total of 5 police personell invovled.
One officer put on his blue latex gloves and picked up the tipped over wagon, took it to the public street sidewalk, and emptied out what looked like beer from a big plastic container.
Another two officers tried to coax the fellow up off the asphalt. Unsuccessful, they finally put on their blue latex gloves and carried the fellow by his belt and shoulders over to the public sidewalk and dumped him there on the lawn. They were not unnecessarilly rough....
They tried to coax him some more.
Two more police arrived. Now 5 in attendance.
Finally they talked the fellow to his feet, he got his balance behind the shopping cart, and very slowly he went down the sidewalk.....
I was concerned he would fall over again and smash his head on the curb. Whatever.
The entire episode took about 25 minutes. What was the cost to the taxpayer? 1/2 hour of 4 Police vehicles and 5 personell with benefits and pensions?
Did the police respond to the request of a corporation? (Please hide poverty and addiction - they hurt our profits)
What about the requests of the society? Are we as a society requesting the appropriate action regarding drug addiction and alcohol?
In this case the taxpayer spent considerable funds to merely move a sick individual down the street.
Does that make sense?
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