Would you have arrested Santa Claus two days before Christmas? (see inside).

I think a cab home was a great choice. It has nothing to do with what he was wearing. He wasn’t doing anyone any harm.. he was just “tapped out”. Good call.

The cab home was the best choice.

I think you made the right call.

I can’t imagine what that would have done to little children if they had seen Santa being taken away in handcuffs. Good call!

You don’t arrest someone for being drunk in public. Well, technically you can, because I believe that’s considered disrupting the peace. (feel free to correct me on that John, I’m not entirely sure) Unless they’re being violent or overly rambunctious, (and even then, usually no arrest is made, they just drive the person to the drunk tank) all I’ve ever seen cops do is kick em out of the establishment, or tell them to go home.
What you did was pretty cool, whether it was Christmas or Walpurgisnacht. And cool Christmas spirit, in calling a cab for the guy.

I think that you were very wise, @john65pennington! Great solution.

Of course, he is a serial housebreaker and slave owner.

@ragingloli Not to mention a creeper and a pedophile. What is the world coming to?

No. Not unless he was acting disorderly and/or violent. Jolly ol’ Santa was loopy and knocked out. He didn’t do anything to warrant an arrest. I would have arrested one of his elves instead——it probably was an “underaged elf” who illegally snuck into a liquor store and bought him all the vodka! Lol.

Could I have dressed up in a Grinch costume beforehand? Because if so, then yeah – how many times in life does one get the opportunity to be The Grinch arresting Santa Clause?

Well first off, wouldn’t I have to issue him a warning? Unless he was raunchy out in public. I think the cab was a good idea. Love it actually.

Yes, the cab was a good choice.
Poor Santa, I don’t blame him, what a helluva hard job for an old geezer!
How old is he now, about 317?
He needs to retire and move to the tropics. lol

@john65pennington buddy, you do know that Santa is not…..you know…It was just a dude in a suit, drunk.
Really though, I am happy you just called him a cab. I think this is a good move for any officer at any time of the year.
Although….It would have been sweet if you had a Grinch mask to wear and then drive his ass to jail. That would’ve won the hearts of the media.

Wait, seriously? So if I throw on a Santa suit in @john65pennington‘s district, I get immunity for crimes committed a few days before Christmas? awesome.

Wearing of masks, in Tennessee, is a law violation, except at certain holidays.

So, I guess the Grinch mask would have been out of the question.

I have taken many drunks home. The only rejected drunks would be those that were disorderly and creating a disturbance to other people.

@john65pennington
The same in Germany. (on the other hand, when Anonymous protested with their Guy Fawkes masks on, outside Scientology installations in Germany, the cops did not seem to care about the masks.)

I certainly don’t see how hauling him off to jail would’ve helped. It would’ve just cost the tax payer money to process him and put him up till he was sober. The taxi was by far the cheapest route. He was doing people a favor by not being behind the wheel of a vehicle.