Underage Drinking

[steeljack]

seem to remember it was not too long ago that Tony Blair's underage son was found passd out drunk on the street ......the press treated it like a joke ........if the Prime Minister of Britain is unwilling /unable to face up to the situation it doesn't show much hope for the Govt. doing anything about the situation

 

[Speedy]

I used to drink underage and dont mind admitting it. Used to drink mainly at friends houses or at my own house, rarely outside. And when i was at college we used to go to the pub at dinner and never once got asked for id. But these days i get ided all over the place.

 

[jaysay]

How many people on here admit to buying alcohol under the age of 18?
How many people on here went into pubs before they were 18 and drunk alcohol?

Yes i admit to both. The thing is we never hung around the shop drinking it - we walked back along the back lane drinking it. That way none of our parents/family caught us - i got caught a few times of one of my dads mates and he grassed me up got my spending money docked for a couple of weeks.

I grew up in the sixties, in those days there were very few offies as we called them, but I did drink before I was 18, I was a regular in the Bay Horse in Ossy when I was 17, and so were all my mates, but we didn't go out a make a nuisance of ourselves, causing damage ect.. Niether did we go about shouting profanities at everybody we came accross i the street, but times have changed, unfortunately for the worse

 

[James1234]

You could dole out these ASBO's but very much doubt they'd work as all these fruits see then as an honor, rather then a deterrent, like what everyone says the government needs to toughen up and give the courts and the police the power to issue greater punishment of sorts, but in reality it won't likely happen, and sadly it make these idiots even more eager to obtain alcohol, giving then the challenge they do not need in truth.

 

[whatsupp]

the sad part is james is your rite ,if they could put in the same effort into a gcse as they do into getting an asbo i wouldnt be writeing this .............

 

[SamF]

The prejudice against anyone under 21 here is unbelievable, you people do know your talking about the minority here don't you ?

 

[cherokee]

The prejudice against anyone under 21 here is unbelievable, you people do know your talking about the minority here don't you ?

A minority that could so easily become a majority unless things are done to toughen up,

 

[blazey]

Whilst many teenagers do drink underage, they dont all hang around outside shops shouting abuse at people. I used to go out with my slightly older friend down blackburn and never had any problems.

What do people expect 14-17yr olds to do exactly for a social life? The cinema and bowling are two options I can think of in accrington but both are really expensive and dont last very long.

In Lancaster I saw the police do 'checks' on shops, asking staff if they had any problems, any one trying to get served for alcohol without ID etc. If I remember rightly they even recorded it on a survey type sheet. This particular shop was an off licence... in lancaster though many shops have the Over 25 policy rather than 21, and they're very strict on ID.

I haven't seen any drunken kids in Lancaster yet but I have heard there are areas where its a problem. I think the problem is just the lack of things to do though.

Obviously this view is from someone who is still a teenager so views will differ from mine.

 

[Yolanda25]

How many people on here admit to buying alcohol under the age of 18?
How many people on here went into pubs before they were 18 and drunk alcohol?

Yes i admit to both. The thing is we never hung around the shop drinking it - we walked back along the back lane drinking it. That way none of our parents/family caught us - i got caught a few times of one of my dads mates and he grassed me up got my spending money docked for a couple of weeks.

well i never had that problem, it used to be 16 for both in spain, now is gone up to 18 so yeah i admit i did it before i was 18

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

The prejudice against anyone under 21 here is unbelievable, you people do know your talking about the minority here don't you ?

It's the troublesome minority that this thread is about. Just because the majority don't do something doesn't make the minority that do any less of a problem. There are kids today who are incredibly intimidating - and that includes intimidating other young people not just adults.

 

[cashman]

The prejudice against anyone under 21 here is unbelievable, you people do know your talking about the minority here don't you ?

do you know what yer talking about? as cherokee, n willow said this thread is about the minority. either read all the thread,or if ya have,take that chip off yer shoulder.

 

[Lolly]

Nobody can use the excuse of "Oh, but they've nothing to do" When i was a teenager me and my friends where in the same boat. We didn't have anything to do, but we certainly didnt hang around drinking on street corners and/or intimidating people. If we did drink, it was either in my, or another friends house. This is with beer that our parents bought us, they would always rather we drink under their supervision than on a dark street till all hours. I never ever once asked a stranger to buy me booze.

So the "nothing to do" excuse does not wash with me one bit. The kids that do drink on the streets choose to do so. Even if they are not allowed to bring in all their friends into their house. They why the need to drink?? You choose to drink its not something that MUST be done!

Incidentely, I have worked in pubs for 10 years now and have always been very strict on ID. I always use Challenge21. And the majority have ID and aren't offended when asked for it.

 

[SamF]

do you know what yer talking about? as cherokee, n willow said this thread is about the minority. either read all the thread,or if ya have,take that chip off yer shoulder.

but just where does it go from here i wonder . by which i mean this generation can be pretty frightening . They have no morals as we did , they have very little respect

^ Yes, that seems aimed at the minority, I see I was wrong and apologise completely.