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Mar 2001
time: 23:29
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http://www.dailyherald.com/news_story.asp?intid=3781223
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Woman fined $35 for letting kids drink
By Christy Gutowski Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer
Posted July 10, 2003
Some called it sensible parenting. Others, such as the police, weren't so convinced.
A Naperville husband and wife who stirred the public debate appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since being cited for allowing underage drinking in their home.
In a plea deal, Kathleen Connor was fined $35 after she admitted providing alcohol during her son's high school graduation party. Similar charges against her husband, James, were dropped.
The couple, both 52, were cited early June 2 after they called police to ask about city parking regulations. They had sought permission to leave cars parked overnight on the street because, police said, they didn't want their underage party goers drinking and driving. The parents even took the teens' keys to ensure they didn't leave.
Police didn't have a problem with the parked cars, but they crashed the party on the 1300 block of Middleburg Road after learning of the underage alcohol consumption.
Police also cited seven youths, ages 17 to 20, including the Connors' son, Patrick, for underage drinking.
The couple's legal woes became fodder for talk-radio callers and newspaper editorials as parental responsibility was a hot topic in the wake of the Glenbrook North High School hazing scandal. Callers were divided. Police took a much harsher stance.
"They thought they were doing the right thing," Naperville police Sgt. Joel Truemper said after the Connors were cited. "Needless to say, that's not the right thing to do."
DuPage Associate Judge Daniel Guerin presided over the plea deal. The Connors declined comment Wednesday.
Charges against the family were among more than 40 police made in Naperville that weekend - the height of high school graduation season. Another Naperville woman, Madeleine Ward, 54, also was cited on suspicion she allowed 14 minors to drink alcohol during a party at her home. She appears in court later this summer. |
So what is the verdict? Was this woman acting properly in providing alcohol during the graduation party? Or was she doing something wrong and irresponsible?
my 2 cents:
I think there is nothing wrong with this. Number one, the government... even local government... should not be playing parent. I disagree with the 21 drinking age. If 18-21 year olds are responsible enough to drive vehicles, enter into legal contracts, vote, own guns, DIE FOR OUR COUNTRY; then they should be allowed to consume alcohol.
Second, even if the drinking age is 21, I see nothing wrong with allowing parents to provide alcohol at a party... especially a major event like a graduation. Kids are going to drink regardless of laws and what their parents do. And by this party being under the parents' supervision, they can monitor the behavior and perhaps even teach the kids about responsible drinking. And even if the party gets rowdy... at least they aren't DRIVING! The kids just spent 13 years in school... I think they deserve to celebrate... and I think the parents have the right to decide whether or not they can drink alcohol.
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Soul Survivor
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UChicago
May 2003
time: 05:29
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Kids are going to drink one way or another, at least this way its less likely something tragic is going to happen!
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CerberusIV
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Oh my god! My parents are criminals!!!!!
Seriously, one of my relatives started giving me alcoholic drinks aged 11. By age 14 my parents were taking me to pubs and buying me beer (we did sit outside in the beer garden so the landlord could pretend he didn't know).
The alcohol laws in the US, and the petty minded enforcement of them, are simply stupid.
Time your laws reflected the fact that kids grow up faster than adults sometimes would like.
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Albert Speer
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Puerile Polemic
Mar 1999
time: 00:29
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http://www.nbc10.com/news/2259028/detail.html
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Police: Bus Driver Hosted Teen Drinking Party
Woman Alleged Rented Room For "Special Treat"
POSTED: 7:24 p.m. EDT June 9, 2003
UPDATED: 1:55 p.m. EDT June 10, 2003
A local mom who is a school-bus driver is accused of throwing an underage drinking party at a Warrington motel.
According to police, Jacqueline Allerton, 40, of Horsham, rented a room in the Warrington Lodge for six teenagers on Saturday, May 17.
Slideshow: Bus Driver Accused Of Hosting Drinking Party
Police say she rented a room to host a party for her children and their underage friends.
According to the Bucks County district attorney, Allerton picked up the teens, two of which were her own teenagers, and drove them to the Warrington Lodge for what she called "a special treat" after the teens attended a middle-school dance.
The county then alleged that Allerton provided four cases of alcoholic beverages for an overnight party with three girls and three boys.
"She was passing out alcohol to everybody," said one teen who was at the party. "She walked up to anyone saying, 'Do you need any more?'"
The teen interviewed by NBC 10 said alcohol wasn't the only thing Allerton provided.
"Her son had a bunch of marijuana with him. And yes, obviously she bought it for him because I don't think he would be able to afford stuff like that," the teen said.
The district attorney is still investigating those reports of marijuana use.
The parents of the children thought the kids were going to the dance and that they would be going to Allerton's home for a sleep over.
"How could a mother be this way?" asks Donna Price. "Every mother that I speak to feels the same way."
Incidentally, Allerton is also a school-bus driver for the Hatboro-Horsham School District.
On Monday, the school district said that Allerton underwent criminal-history and child-abuse background checks. "Mrs. Allerton fulfilled all necessary criteria for her position with our district," the district said in a press release.
Allerton was arrested for furnishing alcohol to minors. She was out Monday night on bail and couldn't be reached for comment by NBC 10. |
yeah those are some great people who give alcohol to their kids...
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10-07-2003 20:03
I liked your first post. 
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