[Millee]

Sure. It was everybody else's kids who were drinking. Guess this is why the U.S. has 80% of the worlds lawyers.

[Lurker]

Yea, why worry about that little 5th Amendment thingy.

Gotta protect the kiddies from themselves after all.

L

[FreePaul]

The Sugar Land police department didn't learn from neighbor Houston. Remember the K-Mart raid?

[opocno]

You're exactly right. All these little rich brats think they have a God-given right to screw off just because Daddy has money. I love the parents' reactions: "Not my little Muffy!" Muffy shouldn't have been there in the first place. Sounds like the Clinton "but I never inhaled" defense.

You know that if this were a story about black kids carrying on in Gary or Indianapolis, these same swanky parents would be supporting the cops 110%.

[proxy_user]

Well, can you prove in beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law that any particular teenager was drinking?

Especially, now, with Michael Jackson's defense team free to take new cases for a small fee....

[Servant of the 9]

The DA, The Judge and the Mayor who apoints the Police Chief all have need money to run for reelection.

After some huffing and puffing they will admit they screwed up and drop the charges.

The cops will not be disciplined for violating everyones rights.

SO9

[QueenBee3]

Woodring and other parents are also angry because those who received citations were not allowed to take part in extracurricular activities at school

Bingo! We don't want our kids "feelings" to be hurt, by being left out of something. That's why we let them attend parties where there is underage drinking and no adult supervision. Gotta be popular at any cost.

[af_vet_1981]

Fine. Confisgate the parents' homes when their children are involved in any alchohol related crime with injury, even to themselves.

[conservativeharleyguy]

W/probable cause, they do not need a warrant.

And in spite of the "I wasn't drinking" defense, they are just as much in possession as anyone else in the room.

At 19 I was in a car w/some buddies who had some beer.

I had no intention of touching the beer (I hate the taste of the stuff, always have, always will). I wasn't an angel, but I didn't drink then, I don't drink now.

But guess what, I got arrested right along w/them (Small town, local kids cops knew us, etc.). I spent the night in lock-up right along w/them. And I stood in front of the judge just like my buddies did.

The judge acknowledged my non-drinker status (as attested to by several people who knew me), but assessed the same Minor in Possession fine as them. I took it like a man. Today two of those three friends are dead, w/one having also killed another in alcohol related accidents. The lesson I got from it was to pick better friends.

BTW, I have had to answer to that $15.00 for my security clearance for over 25 years every time it comes up for renewal.

But the thought of getting my mother to fight that battle never occurred to me.

[colorado tanker]

These parents are awfully good at hiring lawyers and complaining to reporters, but awfully bad at supervising their teens.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The parents let their underage kids go to a drinking party?

Were they out drinking themselves?

[kjo]

The parent in this incident is nuts. She is the problem.

[FormerACLUmember]

Spoiled, wealthy little sociopaths who are above the law. Obviously this neighborhood is a breeding ground for future lawyers.

[lilylangtree]

Yeah, if Johnny or Janey had an accident after leaving the party, you can bet your booties that mom and dad would be outraged and suing the owner.

[monday]

"Sure. It was everybody else's kids who were drinking."

The police were asked to give them Breathalyzer tests in order to determine who was drinking and refused. Why didn't they? Did they just want to bust all of those nasty little rich kids? Put them in their place?

It's so funny how many people on this thread don't even try to hide their hatred of these kids because they are rich. Class bigotry is widespread and no one even bothers to hide it like they would if they were racists. The rich are not a protected class in the politically correct world. They just have to shut up and take it like white people or men or Christians.

All the bigots on this thread should be ashamed of themselves, but I expect they aren't.

[freepatriot32]

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[agrace]

A parent, Rene Woodring, said she is fighting the charges because her daughter was not drinking.

Funny, my parents would have said "what were you doing at a party like that in the first place, that's what you get, pay the ticket."

[Old Professer]

The dumbass cops should have simply charged them all with disorderly conduct, a crime for which there is no defense.

[Sloth]

Yeah, the U.S. Constitution sucks! Cops rule!

[TChris]

Aw fer cryin' out loud. How hard would it have been for these lazy LEOs to give each kid a quick Breathalyzer test? That's the way we used to do it when I was a LEO. There's absolutely NO legal foundation for citing every person present. No probable cause. I'm surprised the prosecutor is even pursuing the case.

[BobS]

"They also found dozens of beers and other alcoholic beverages. Whitty said police issued citations for minor in possession of alcohol and arrested two people. "

Did they wreck the place?