[ladyvet]

I can believe this. Cops in our town are chasing down 18 to 21 year olds on weekends for underage drinking. It’s a huge money maker.

[CowboyJay]

"I can believe this. Cops in our town are chasing down 18 to 21 year olds on weekends for underage drinking. It’s a huge money maker."

Uh, yup. Nearly everything that passed for pretty average weekend fun for teenagers for most the last century will now get you picked up by the cops. More arrests = job security for cops, and kids are soft targets. DUA and DUI are the main focus of most police depts. DV cases are another boon to the system, although there is arguably some actual justice being served in cases where real violence is involved. As far as I'm concerned, a person shouldn't be subject to arrest for merely raising their voice in their own home.

Forget about getting the police to investigate and prosecute property crimes - which they basically refuse to do without at least one eye witness other than the victim.