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Originally Posted by Len
Oh…. This is why everyone blames the shop keepers and landlords, is because they can be prosecuted. Nice one, well leave the kids As is and prosecute every other poor sod. hehe
Makes sense to me. 
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I did use the word 'equally'. Yes, if the kids didn't go into the shop the shopkeeper wouldn't be selling them stuff! I'm not suggesting leaving the kids as is - I'm suggesting that both the kids who buy the stuff and the shopkeepers that sell it should be treated equally and both prosecuted.
As for catching them at it - yes, it's easier to catch the shopkeepers because the police can send someone in who's underage to buy alcohol and see if they sell it. It's a lot harder to catch the kids at it but here's where better police patrols and community wardens would come in!