[smnrchrds]

Exactly.

گر حکم شود که مست گیرند

در شهر هر آنکه هست گیرند

Sorry, I couldn't help citing this particular piece of Persian poetry. Trust me, it's relevant.

[selimthegrim]

"If they tell you to get drunk, everyone in the city is the boss"?

[mehrdada]

The literal translation would be something along the lines of "if they rule to arrest drunk people, they'd have to arrest everyone in the city."