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."Don't you think that as American citizens, people should only be punished for crimes that they ACTUALLY commit? Also, don't you think that the Bill of Rights should be followed - even when dealing with underage drinking?
Don't you think that as American citizens, people should only be punished for crimes that they ACTUALLY commit? Also, don't you think that the Bill of Rights should be followed - even when dealing with underage drinking?
This is getting monotonous.
Okay, you're the cop. There are thirty kids at this party. How do you decide who is in possession? Are you psychic? Of course not! When I was growing up there were guys who bought beer that never drank a sip. They were still in "possession". Do you not write them a ticket merely because they don't drink it? How does a cop make this judgment on the spot. Do you suppose the kids who did not have the alcohol in their system were the only ones involved with "possession"?
Surely you can understand the cops point of view. You just write everyone who had access. How else do you do it?