An idea from On Liberty

Others may think you a fool, avoid you and warn their friends about you. They may not punish you for what harms only you. The test is definite damage: nobody should be punished just for being drunk, but a soldier or police officer drunk on duty should be.

From On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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