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Counselling for teens after Lothian booze crackdown



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A POLICE crackdown on underage drinking in the Lothians saw more than a dozen youths detained by officers and given alcohol counselling.
The 16 youngsters, mostly aged 14 and 15, were caught during Operation Floorsweep on Friday.

The blitz covered the streets of Armadale, Livingston, Broxburn and Linlithgow in West Lothian.

The youngsters parents were called to collect them fro
m Livingston police station.

Drink counsellors from West Lothian Drug and Alcohol Services (WLDAS) and youth workers were on hand to provide counselling about the dangers of underage drinking.

Meanwhile, Operation Froth continues to see test purchases carried out on off-licence premises in West Lothian. A total of 16 premises were checked recently and all refused to serve to an under-18 drafted in by police.

Surveillance was also conducted on the Superway licensed grocer in Livingston. The licensee, Javed Iqubal, supported the initiative, which targeted adults buying drink for youths.

A number of people were charged and reported to the procurator fiscal, most recently a 22-year-old man caught buying alcohol for a 15-year-old.

Chief Inspector Jim Baird, who is co-ordinating the operation, said: "Hopefully, this will make people stop and think of their actions before they consider buying drink for children."





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1

gotalottosay,

06/06/2008 13:10:57
aye gie the wee darlings a bit of a talking to.

tell you what, here is my idea, get their mummies and daddies together as well and give them a good talking to as well becos in today's society, i personally feel that if parents were made responsible for the behaviour of the under 16's drinking, vandalism, carrying of knives etc, bet you there might be a change in attitude.

its time this government started to implement something along these lines cos I will tell you boy, when a were a lad, you would get a clatter over the ear hole if you brought trouble to your mammy and daddy's door in my day.

if the goverment wants to go back to basics, oh I think there just might have been a government a while back who thought that was a good idea but where did that get us.

start off with learning them at school of the dangers of knives, drink, drugs etc, carry that through the household, make the parents responsible etc, hey presto just might be a difference. when i say make the parents responsible, am no thinking about a wee slap on their wrist, ah naw, lets get tough, and I mean TOUGH!!
2

Black Five,

edinburgh 06/06/2008 15:01:51
We`ve gone far away from the basics that were taught by parents of a pre war era.The children of the first generation after the war who are the parents of this ferral mob are to blame.They have not a clue in parenting.It`s all because the powers at be scrapped capital punishment and adopted a do good approach.Heaven help us now that people want locked up as they see it as a hotel break.Let`s sort it .It would take a government to totally turn this do good lot on their heads.The government who advocated the return of capital punishment and really sorted this lot out would walk into office every time.We the public demand better from our politicians and deserve it.
3

Bravetart,

07/06/2008 01:48:49

"The youngsters parents were called to collect them from Livingston police station."

Now if everytime they came across underage drinkers they took them in and did this - how long would the problem last?

I'm surprised, if they went to Armadale, that they had such a low total - you could get that amount and more in that town without venturing elsewhere.
4

Finbarr Saunders,

07/06/2008 10:05:13
My heart weeps for all the innocent folk who have to live in that God-forsaken, crime-ridden hell-hole called West Lothian.

They should send in the troops to take back control of the streets.

5

Kendo Nagasaki,

12/06/2008 13:25:43
Funny #4, you probably come from that upmarket area of Wester Hailes......

 

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