<p>the ‘walk of shame’ is too worried about. i’ve seen girls coming back home at noon on saturdays and sundays to their apartments/dorms with f-me heels on, miniskirts, and smeered lipstick in december. i always admire that they at least didn’t try to get home at 4 am, drunk, with purses on their arms.</p>
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<p>The police will care about someone underage having a few beers and will also care about people assuming they’re a taxi service.
My advice: call 6072777777</p>
<p>dafunk, </p>
<p>it’s true in a sense, but what about people who have blown all their cash on shots at the bar and are contemplating getting home by themselves?</p>
<p>do you honestly think the cops don’t know that there is underage drinking on campus? they will ticket someone for public urination, maybe even belligerent public intoxication, but not for someone being 18,19, or 20 having a few at a frat just trying to get home safely. i think you’ll find more often than not the police is genuinely helpful.</p>
<p>also, i never really said they wouldn’t care AT ALL, but rather than they would care less.</p>
<p>I actually disagree with that. I would tell my kids to call anyone but the cops. Cops will issue tickets to underage kids to just being around people with alcohol. In some states those tickets (even from Ithaca) will translate into big violation in your home state. Few parents have posted those few incidents on CC asking what’s the best way to get those tickets eliminated. Most of the time it has cost people a lot of time and money.</p>
<p>oldfort,</p>
<p>in theory you never really want to mix alcohol and the legal authority. but i think in some cases you’d be happier if your child called them, maybe got a ticket and cost you some money rather than to be jumped in some dark street somewhere trying to get from collegetown all the way up to highland road.</p>
<p>You are right, it is not safe to walk alone while drunk. Doesn’t Cornell provide some sort of transportation service? It’s best not to be that drunk, but calling the cops would be the last resort. Unless you have clean hands, otherwise you also put those cops at an awkward position.</p>
<p>yea, there are transportation services, but a lot of times people do not want to wait 45+ minutes for them to finally show up and will be more inclined to just start walking or, more dangerously, getting behind a wheel to get back much sooner. it’s actually quite of an issue at cornell- at northwestern they have a ‘saferide’ service that is run by students for students that will arrive quickly and take you home asap. the bus services and cu transportation services here are not quite as reliable-- plus, rarely will a bus route take you very close to where you need to be.</p>
<p>getting that drunk is definitely not a good thing for sure. a night meant for relaxation/ a good time turns into a challenge just to get to your bed with your wallet, phone, and keys. but like i said, much worse things can happen and have happened.</p>
<p>the cu police wont be too worried about being in an awkward position. there have been times where they pulled people over DUI and have driven them home and parked their car at home for them. the legal issues that arise from that probably suck, but they may have saved a life or two.</p>
<p>the CUPD in my opinion are the nicest cops I have ever met. They only drinking ticket you will get from them is an open container violation meaning you are holding a bottle or cup of booze in your hand and they see it. I would not call them for rides. The best bet is to call your friends. If that does not work out, talk to the frat brothers at the party you are at. The frats do not want any trouble because that can lead to social probation for them which in turn causes them to have a reduced pledge class size in the following years. They can usually get you a ride home, have someone walk you home, or find place for you to sleep.</p>
<p>when i used to go to frats i found just about everyone had been drinking- so i dont know how someone could figure out a ride… but i also didnt ever really know any of the brothers so i would have likely been too timid to have them figure out how to get me home. </p>
<p>again, cupd should not be plan A,B,C, or even M. but if you really just need to get home your priority number 1 should definitely be doing it safely, even if that means having an officer do it.</p>