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Committing crimes when you're drunk

Committing crimes when you're drunk

Loose talk after a few beers could land you in court and worse!

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Tony McMahon
Jul 02, 2021
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Being half Irish, I've had a couple of drinks in my time. And I thought I'd look at crimes committed over the centuries in London by people who were very, very drunk. And what happened to them!

DRUNK CRIMES: Insulting the king

On the 23 August 1676, a Scottish sailor was found guilty at the Old Bailey of uttering "wicked and detestable words" about King C…

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