An example of the effects of alcohol on some people has been demonstrated by an incident which happened on The Fraser Coast recently.
A young woman, after taking a cocktail of alcohol and prescription medication became involved in a drunken brawl in a car parking lot in Pialba. The women then proceeded to assault one of the police officers intervening in the fight and had to be arrested.
According to police who attempted to break up the fight the young woman continued to scream and cause a disturbance after police had broken up the fight. Police then decided to arrest the young woman who resisted, even kicking one officer in the leg. She refused to provide police with her personal details, showing defiance even after being arrested.
Read what happened according to this post from www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au
A YOUNG woman who kicked a police officer after a drunken brawl in the McDonald’s Restaurant car park in Pialba has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court.
Tara Kate Godfrey, 24, had committed the offence after she had mixed prescription medication and alcohol on February 17, the court heard.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Jeanette Grigoris said officers were called to attend a fight between a group of people in the carpark.
They were speaking with a man after breaking up the fight and at that point, Godfrey created another disturbance, screaming abuse at some of the other girls in the car park.
“I’m going to smash you, you f***ing sluts, f***ing c***s!” Godfrey shouted.
Her abuse lead to her being arrested and charged with being a public nuisance, Snr Const Grigoris said.
Godfrey tried to resist arrest, and kicked one of the police officers in the leg.
She later failed to provide her identifying particulars to the police, the court heard.
According to the lawyer representing Ms Godfrey, she was a troubled youth battling with depression and anxiety who had simply over medicated herself by mixing alcohol and medication.
The lawyer explained that she acted out of the ordinary because of her self-medication. This highlights even further the dangers of mixing alcohol with prescription or illicit drugs which can result in people acting in ways they wouldn’t ordinarily especially displaying increased levels of aggression. In her sober state Godfrey was apologetic for her actions and had to pay a $800 fine but managed to escape a criminal conviction.
The post went on to explain:
Duty lawyer John Milburn provided material from Fraser Coast Medical Centre, detailing Godfrey’s struggles with depression and anxiety.
Mr Milburn said Godfrey had been “over medicated” at the time and when this mixed with alcohol the resulting behaviour was out of character.
Godfrey apologised to the court and police for the way she acted.
Magistrate Graeme Tatnell accepted this, and warned Godfrey about the dangers of mixing alcohol with medication.
He said this would be her last chance to avoid having a conviction recorded for this sort of offence.
Godfrey was fined $800.