Who really cares about 18-21 year old underage drinking?

Question

Our police system wastes alot of time and resources on COLLEGE PARTY PATROL. Wouldn't their money be better spent on catching drug dealers? I could care less if there are college students drinking.

Answer 1

Law enforcement focuses on the underage drinking because it has been identified as the source of other issues that tend to happen outside of the party.

I have seen numerous alcohol related vehicle collisions involving people leaving a college party. I have seen three major collisions where people were killed after leaving a party. One guy's head popped open, one gal's head was dragged on the roadway when she got ejected from the vehicle, and another gal lost half her face in the windshield. I was assigned to investigate the 2nd one, and the family pulled the plug on her the weekend before Thanksgiving. At the hospital, her mother and sisters were in tears, venting at me, demanding why there was nothing done to prevent the accident. So, you talk about cost? Not only does my agency have to pay me overtime for me to investigate this case in a timely manner, but there are also equipment costs and the bill for the crime lab. Don't forget about all the time spent on the collision scene by the patrol officers, when they could be catching drug dealers.

Don't forget about the date rape. I was assigned to investigate at least four date rapes this year. Typical scenario: The victim goes to a house party and has too much too drink. The victim finds herself the next morning in a strange place with her clothes missing. The victim feels that she had been raped and goes to the health clinic to take a pregnancy / STD test. The clinic, by law, has to call the police, and that is how we become aware of these things. All the victims were under the age of 21 and did not call the police because they felt at fault for being intoxicated. Should there have been someone there to tell them to stop drinking to prevent this? Again, more overtime costs for me, and costly lab fees due to the DNA analysis.

That's not all. Countless times, I have found people laying in the bushes, unconscious swimming in their own puke. The last student we put into the ambulance had a B.A.C. of 0.29%. I had to follow the ambulance to the hospital to wait for the preliminary lab results. You should've seen the funny look on the kid's face when they jammed the piece of charcoal down his throat. Instant volcano effect. Again, only 18 years old, binge drinking at a college party. One ambulance and police officer placed temporarily out of service to handle this one, when I could've been looking for drug dealers.

So, hopefully, I have given you another point of view on this issue. I find it much easier to spend 15-30 minutes stopping underage students from drinking, whether it involves a citation or the confiscation of the alcohol; rather than an entire shift or even weeks investigating something that could've been prevented in a matter of minutes. It is even easier to spend about one hour per week educating groups of about 30 students at a time regarding alcohol responsibility. It not only helps us build rapport with them, but also trains them on recognizing danger signals and doing the prevention for us.

Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now and go look for some drug dealers.

Answer 2

Maybe you need to be the one to pull that college student or high school student for that matter out of a totaled vehicle, and then be the one to have to tell the Family their Child is deceased. As a Police Officer I do not condemn Students for drinking, but it can be done in a safe manner. ( Ever wonder why Insurance Rates are higher on this age group ?) As long as Students like yourself who think like you,there never be an end to my Job. Guess I can call it Job Security!

Answer 3

Anybody who has had to respond to a fatal alcohol-related traffic accident.

Anybody who would like get the death rate for college students to be lower than the death rate for US service-members in time of war. (We are fighting a war and you are still more likely to be alive at the end of 4 years of military service than 4 years of college.)

Answer 4

Exactly my point. They are wasting our money. I could care less if college students are drinking either.

Answer 5

Binge eating has grow to be a sparkling ingredient between youthful human beings. people who're older in there formative years on the final public had nowhere as much as youths as we talk. Now I have not any theory the place you reside, im guessing u.s. by using 21 years previous remark. yet the place i stay, over the previous 10 years, Britain has shot as much as grow to be the biggest united states of america to inhabit MIP-Minors in possession. So particularly the two, they on no account experienced at a youthful age or they think of they understand extra useful appropriate to the hazards (which to be trouble-free they do) and attempt to advise you against it. somebody who's 21 or older won't be able to take alchohol from somebody who's decrease than 21 against there'll, because it relatively is labeled as stealing. Neither can the police, decrease than their regulations they are in a position to take photos and notes yet they are in a position to easily pour the drink out yet no longer take it with them. In my adventure the 1st time they seize you is a warning, the 2d time can convey approximately a criminal checklist of your being mouthy, or attempting to conceal it or drop it in the event that they see you.

Answer 6

i think its great!! like i want a bunch drunken college students driving and killing my family.