Daily Mirror And Moves To Ban Alcohol For Under 21s
“SHOULD it be illegal for under-12s to buy booze?” asks the Mirror.
“YES,” says Theresa Cave, a woman whose son was stabbed to death by a drunk.
“NO,” says Frank Sodeen, head of public affairs alcohol concern, whose son has not been stabbed to death by a drunk.
The Mirror says the Scottish government is set to announce a ban on under 21s buying alcohol in shops. So no matter what Theresa or Frank think, Scottish politicos know best.
And we should support their decision. The facts are awful. Did you know that 8,072 teenage drinkers were admitted to hospital last year.
Shocking stuff, even for the Mirror which forgets to note that not all teens buy their alcopops from the offie.
The Guardian reports that a 28-year-old journalist, understood to have been working for local news agency South West News Service on a piece for the Daily Mirror, “has been cautioned by police for supplying 16-year-olds with cider and alcopops during a photoshoot in Gloucestershire for an underage drinking campaign”.
They supplied alcohol to a group of teenagers, who were later involved in a brawl that left one youth in a coma for “weeks afterward”, according to Avon and Somerset Police…
Just hours after the shoot some of them were involved in a “serious disorder incident”, said the police, which is still under investigation.
The incident occurred on February 8 at Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, and resulted in two teenagers being taken to hospital with one of those injured in a coma.
“The community is totally shocked with the serious nature of the assault,” said neighbourhood policing inspector Simon Ellis.
“The local neighbourhood team share this shock, as this sort of incident is far from common in our area.”You don’t say…
Tsk!
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June 17th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
sorry Noseycow, I think self discipline and self respect probably do have something to do with it, but I was actually referring to parental discipline and respect for other people and their property.
discipline and respect taught in school produce (in general) people who are disciplined and respect others - unfortunately these days, this is not present and we (and the kids themselves) are now reaping the result.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Dairy
Sorry I have to disagree with you there.
I think it is the lack of SELF discipline and SELF respect that is the problem.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
methinks the problem doesn’t stem from the liberal availability of booze, but more from lack of discipline and respect…
June 17th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Mic
‘Methinks the clueless twats in Westminster are more interested in short-term press acclaim than long-term solutions.’
Here here
Thats exactly what they are interested in, and are (have been) currently scewing up our school, our health service , our tax system, our transport system, our youth etc for the ‘headlines’ produced.
Do you know that Youth Clubs have to have learning outcomes for each session? Do you know that ANY preschool child in childcare has to have suitable activities planned in line with the national ciriculum along with their learning objectives.
So we regiment our kids from birth and then wonder why they go a bit mad when as teenagers they get their first taste of freedom.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
They drink underage now; they’ll drink underage if this comes into force.
I can’t believe that there is a booze outlet in the UK that doesn’t know that they have to ask for ID as things stand. So how the hell is this bit of nonsense supposed to solve the problem?
Methinks the clueless twats in Westminster are more interested in short-term press acclaim than long-term solutions.
Nothing new there then!
June 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Albert H
Last time I looked drug abuse, knife crime and carrying guns was illegal. How many teenagers get admitted to hospital each year as a result of these?
If you think raising the legal age will stop teenagers from getting P****d then you probably live in cloud cuckoo land.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Thank goodness for that…. I thought I was still suffering from last night’s shenenigans in the gas cupboard !
June 17th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Baaaaad picture that. I spent ages trying to get my poor old unwell eyes to focus before I realised it was YOU who had blurred it.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am
“And we should support their decision. The facts are awful. Did you know that 8,072 teenage drinkers were admitted to hospital last year.”
Yeah but half of them worked there!
June 17th, 2008 at 10:07 am
If they’re not considered mature/adult enough to buy alcohol until they’re 21 - how come they’re considered mature/adult enough to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan ?
June 17th, 2008 at 9:55 am
“SHOULD it be illegal for under-12s to buy booze?” asks the Mirror.
er - I guess this was a typo….???
June 17th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I feel sorry for people who don’t drink. They wake up in the morning and that’s the best they’re going to feel all day. [Dean Martin]
Besides, I think Old mr Anorak is a bit drunk too [or is it the Mirror]:
“SHOULD it be illegal for under-12s to buy booze?” asks the Mirror.
“The Mirror says the Scottish government is set to announce a ban on under 21s buying alcohol in shops.”
On a more serious note now.
Don’t they know the things that are forbidden are the best to get? Look at Adam and Eve and where that’s got us?
June 17th, 2008 at 8:24 am
THis morning I believe in prohibition.
Oh and can they ban ciggy’s too please?