es WM = (VP mal ul ey gC ta te MY SUL At A ER 2 — LARPS or AO edi 1 SIE § SEL 3 JEL SEE ANS Bn 2a AY ~ The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 30, 1989 5 | Guest column Police try to prevent - not punish- underage drinkers By Paul Sabol The Kingston Township Police Department recently raided a beer party that was held at a residence in the township. Offi- cers from the Kingston Town- ship, Dallas Borough and Dallas Township police departments went to the home and found at least 38 underage youths. When police knocked on the door, youths were discarding their beer cups; some attempted to flee the property, causing damage to the home; still others, it was later determined, hid in the house until everyone left the area. The action prevented any of the young people from getting drunk, because the party was raided about 45 minutes after it got under way. The idea was to stop it and prevent any of the youths from the possibility of being injured, either during the raid, or if leaving while under the influence and being involved in an accident. After the police took young people who had been unable to phone their parents from the party to come get them to the police department, they were cited for possession of intoxicat- ing beverages, in that a tapped 1/2 keg of beer was in the kitchen of this home. It should be stated here that the people who own the home where the party was held were out of town, and the only person home at the time was the 17- year-old son. The parents gave their son orders that nobody was to be at the house while they were gone. So, a couple of the youths de- cided to have a party. No. Two parties. One on Monday evening, and the other on the following evening. The organizers brought the beer to the house on Monday. The kids came. The party started. The neighbors put up with it. But, when one neighbor saw a second keg of beer being deliv- ered to the house the next day, that was more than enough. The person called the Kingston Town- ship Police and informed them that on Monday night, young people were running around outside, making noise, urinat- ing, etc. The neighbor said that they did not want any trouble in the neighborhood, so they just put up with the noise the first night. On Tuesday, however, the kids came again, parking illegally on the street, blocking private drive- ways and parking on private property. There, then is the party sce- nario. The problem the police had, and will have to deal with next, is the parents. These are the ones who say, “Just because my kid was at a beer party, that doesn't mean they were drink- ing, going to drink, or intended to drink alcohol.” The long and the short of it is that the parents of these youths think their child is incapable of doing anything wrong if it in- volves the family reputation. And some of the parents really do not understand what the police are attempting to do here. It is not the desire of the police to punish. What they want to do is prevent. Prevent a child from going to a beer party and possi- bly being attacked by'a drunken youth who may not like the clothes they are wearing. Prevent a child from going toa beer party and drinking too much, then having an accident, possibly so serious that for the rest of their days the parents of the child would be second-guess- ing themselves as to whether their raising of their child con- tributed to the eventual gut wrenching sorrow they would endure. The parents are also the ones who are going to be inconven- ienced because their child will lose his or her driving privilege for three months, should the children be found guilty of the offense. So, itis conceivable that, to the parents, it is more accept- able to have the child driving than not being able to drive and be carted around by mom or dad. Then, finally, is the police side of the story. The cops are tired of hearing about young people, be- cause of alcohol or drugs, Satan, or whatever else, being killed, or killing. They are tired of hearing from parents that their children go to these beer parties only to be with their friends because there is nowhere else for them to go around here. Parents, if you want your kids to have the opportunity to have some place to go in order to be with their friends, have them join any of a number of good organizations where they can be together for clean fun and activi- ties. And if you can, you and your children should get to- gether, and get involved in proj- ects to get the types of recreation these kids need in your own communities. The cops are also tired of having towake parents from their beds at night and tell them their child won't be coming home because they just splattered themselves all over the highway, or they are in custody because somebody was shot. And finally, the cops are tired of hearing that they are acting like it is Russia, where nobody has any rights. Just remember, if these kinds of irresponsible statements are repeated long enough, we may eventually get what we deserve. The rights we all have and hold dear are there because we all exercise them with prudence and responsiblity. If we take advantage of him unduly, they become less important, and easier todiminish in importance. The police, most of the time, are in a no win situation in terms of public relations. When the po- lice deal with the public, some- one will go away mad. Just remember, the police would always rather hear and accept criticism for doing their job than for not doing their job. Paul Sabol is Chief of Police in Kingston Township The Dallas Post encourages readers to share their thoughts with the community in guest columns. Articles for submission should be sentto The Post at P.O. Box 366, Dallas, PA 18612, or dropped off at our office on Route 309. All articles must include name, address and phone number so that we may verify authorship. PSU profs seek new clean energy source Two researchers at Penn State A daughter born to Jordans Aug. 9 A daughter, Rachel Elizabeth, was born to Paul and Robyn Jor- dan on August 9 at the Harrisburg General Hospital. PaulJordan was educated in the Dallas schools and Dianna Capone receives | promotion at Merchants Bank In a recent announcement by Harold J. Rose, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the following local woman was promoted by Merchants Bank. Dianne Capone was promoted to Marketing Officer. She began her career at the bank in 1981, previously serving as Central File Clerk and Marketing Assistant. In her present position she has the responsibility of developing and administering sales training for Customer Service Representatives. 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