Well, I shall be having a cocacola
boring i know, but on the way back from the kebab shop, I was asked by a bunch of kids if I would buy a stella for them. In stead of doing this I informed the police that kids were hastling adults to buy alcohol, and they sent a 'unit' along to intervene. Did i do the right thing ?

I think I could take on a croc, having just watched Lake placid.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:52, archived)

you tool

( well, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:52, archived)

explain why
In my experience, stella tastes like shit.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:55, archived)

offer to buy them the beer in return for a fiver or something
everyone wins
( well, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:59, archived)

haha, I had considerd this
but they asked me in view of the shopkeeper looking out the shop window.
Anyway, I asked him to give me his money, and one of his mates said that I would run off with it.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:01, archived)

aww man, you rang the police on some kids
just because they scared you a little? they were only trying to get a few drinks
( well, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:02, archived)

a little ?
man, I had to change my underpants and trousers when I got home.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:05, archived)

No.
What you do is take their money, buy them booze, and keep at least half of it for yourself.

The other half, pour all over the floor, that will teach them a lesson :D
( Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:53, archived)

i buy it for them, sod it, i got pissed young

( mongychops, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:53, archived)

At 12 ?

( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:57, archived)

how'd you know they were 12?

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:58, archived)

He asked to see their drivers license.

( Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:00, archived)

man knows his 12 year olds

( well, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:01, archived)

i was twelve once
I Was also a youth club leader. I know what twelve looks like, give or take a bit.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:02, archived)

haha

( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:54, archived)

If you bumped into the police as you were going home, then I wouldn't say it was wrong
If you called them up and said it then I'd say that was a bit different.
( magnum, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:54, archived)

For fuck sake.

( Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:54, archived)

Take their money & spunk in their hair

( broadsword, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:57, archived)

Bloody hell, what Redsushi said.
Do you know NOTHING?
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Sat 13 Jun 2009, 21:57, archived)

You did the right thing
Alcohol is a terrible beast, with large claws and a strong grasp. And it's hairy, and covered in fleas and has rabies. It's okay to see in a zoo though.
( Imhotep is Invisible - Consider this a divorce, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:00, archived)

You did nothing wrong.
I wouldn't have called the cops myself, I just wouldn't have thought of it.

My dad used to buy caliber if he was asked to buy kids/tramps booze.
( CowJam, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:02, archived)

haha
now that is a good idea
( well, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:03, archived)

the drink of the Connelly
does it still exist ?
It tasted like shit, and if it got you drunk, you must be kevin or perry.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:07, archived)

it tastes like nut cutlets.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:10, archived)

It does exist
and as shit. None alcoholic beers that are drinkable are Becks and Bitburger Driver.
( CowJam, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:11, archived)

Furstenburg Frei is ok,
as is the Cobra one. The problem I have is that I drink them too quick. They might taste like beer, but they still go down like pop.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:17, archived)

I don't like the cobra one at all.
Tastes like horlix.
( CowJam, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:32, archived)

hmm, weird,
I thought it tasted pretty much like the real thing.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:33, archived)

A real horlix

( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:34, archived)

I live in Cape Town and belong to the local neighbourhood watch
due to the fact that the crime around here is getting ridiculous.
We work in conjunction with the police and have walkie talkies.
When someone is burgled, it goes out on the radio and we all jump into our cars and try to catch the burglar.
Anyfeckingway, that was a background... last week a neighbourhood watch member passed by a couple of 14 year old smoking weed on the street. He called the police and because they had more than 5 grams on them they were arrested for "dealing".
I was beside myself with anger and said to the other members "there but for the grace of God go most of us".

These kids were locked up overnight in our local police cells and will probably have this on record for the rest of their lives.

The answer to your question is a resounding NO.
If I were you I would have just warned them to stop and probably laughed as I walked away.
( Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:04, archived)

Fucking hell!
That is proper shitty :(
( Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:05, archived)

I was shaking with rage when it came on the radio
However, I am so addicted to this neighbourhood watch thing that I wouldn't "resign".
It's incredible adrenaline-packed fun when we screech around the streets chasing people.
( Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)

im guessing that these kids will probably get different treatment
just a guess though
( rosalicious i fucking love youve been framed, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:08, archived)

and they SHOULD have it on their records
as a reminder not to be such massive bellends.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:08, archived)

Fuck that.
It's not up to you to choose which laws are applicable. The kids wanting booze are likely to intimidate people. The kids in your story were stupid.
( CowJam, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:09, archived)

But if I was that person who was approached by kids to buy booze
or saw them smoking weed on the streets, then it would be up to me.
And it would be my choice not to call the police.
( Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:19, archived)

i doubt it would be that serious for these kids
it's the UK not the third world, they'd probably just be moved on
( well, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:10, archived)

They'd get a clip round the ear
and when they get home they'd hope their dad didn't know, cos if he did they'd get a clip round the other ear
( CowJam, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:13, archived)

If their parents were anywhere near as reactionary as lot
they'd be out in the family estate looking for turb0t trying to kneecap him.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)

I'm glad i chose
to go to the Durban office and let somebody else go to the Capetown office then, if Capetown is that bad.
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)

Our local police are really great
(and there aren't many like that, as you probably know).
I believe they would have given them a warning and called their parents had it not been a member of the public that had nabbed them and called in the police.
( Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:23, archived)

Chances are you stopped a bunch of chavs from breaking a few windows,
so I say good work. Nobody likes a pissed chav
( Major Turd for tonight only, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:19, archived)

they had no burberry
and no nova/corsa
( turb0t, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)

Kids + beer
Can't end well whatever happens
( Major Turd for tonight only, Sat 13 Jun 2009, 22:24, archived)