"Public drunkenness" refers to the act of being drunk or intoxicated in a public place, where one's actions or behavior may disturb or inconvenience others. Full definition
Increases in incarceration rates for robbery offences have been the most dramatic of recent years; Indigenous women comprise nearly 80 per cent of public drunkenness offences; and fine defaulting remains a significant factor in incarceration rates. (humanrights.gov.au)
@Philipp Because the temperance movement was concerned with things like public drunkenness and families who were in poverty because the man spent all his wages on drink on a Friday night. (politics.stackexchange.com)
The filmmaker behind the hard - hitting Kony 2012 campaign movie has been arrested for alleged public drunkenness and masturbation.Jason Russell's... (contactmusic.net)