Someone threw a party for Santa!

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » April 3, 2008 1:34 pm

How did these kids find out what gets Wayne to come party?!?

"Teens trick cops with root beer keg party."

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » April 3, 2008 1:45 pm

Good for the kid with the imagination

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » April 3, 2008 2:22 pm

Some of the comments in our local online paper noted the rather disturbing violations of civil liberties by this particular sheriff's department - breaking into locked rooms while looking for drunk teenagers, testing *89* kids for drunkenness - you'd think they might have gotten the idea around number forty or so. Where were their warrants to break and enter?

But yeah...the kids who organized this had a way cool idea. Too bad it exposed exactly what sort of doofi they have for law enforcement.

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » April 3, 2008 3:33 pm

TropicalTroubador wrote:Some of the comments in our local online paper noted the rather disturbing violations of civil liberties by this particular sheriff's department - breaking into locked rooms while looking for drunk teenagers, testing *89* kids for drunkenness - you'd think they might have gotten the idea around number forty or so. Where were their warrants to break and enter?

But yeah...the kids who organized this had a way cool idea. Too bad it exposed exactly what sort of doofi they have for law enforcement.

They DID have probable cause to enter the house and breathalize those they saw drinking out of cups near a keg in plain view (although I dont agree with how many they did), but they did not have cause to enter into locked areas without a warrant unless the homeowner gives them consent (which I doubt is a highschool kid, and it sounds like no parents were home, so I am doubting they had any consent). I am not a cop, but Criminal Justice is my minor. I may be way off and totally wrong, but I think that is how the law works

But kudos to that kid, that's f'in cool.

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » April 3, 2008 3:47 pm

UpstateNYPH wrote:They DID have probable cause to enter the house and breathalize those they saw drinking out of cups near a keg in plain view

I don't see that as probable cause.

Granted, a keg is likely filled with alcohol, but if they just tested the stuff in the keg, there was no need to breathalyze anyone.

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » April 3, 2008 4:01 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote:They DID have probable cause to enter the house and breathalize those they saw drinking out of cups near a keg in plain view
I don't see that as probable cause.

Granted, a keg is likely filled with alcohol, but if they just tested the stuff in the keg, there was no need to breathalyze anyone.

What if the root beer in the keg was MIXED with alcohol? There is no way to test for alcohol other than to breathalyze. The cops cant drink a cup of it to find out...

While I dont agree with testing 89 freaking people, I do agree with the fact that some needed to be breathalyzed to determine the liquid.

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » April 3, 2008 4:28 pm

UpstateNYPH wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote:They DID have probable cause to enter the house and breathalize those they saw drinking out of cups near a keg in plain view
I don't see that as probable cause.

Granted, a keg is likely filled with alcohol, but if they just tested the stuff in the keg, there was no need to breathalyze anyone.
What if the root beer in the keg was MIXED with alcohol? There is no way to test for alcohol other than to breathalyze. The cops cant drink a cup of it to find out...

While I dont agree with testing 89 freaking people, I do agree with the fact that some needed to be breathalyzed to determine the liquid.

I'm pretty sure they make test strips (like you'd use for pH) that can detect the presence of alcohol in a liquid.

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » April 3, 2008 4:31 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote:They DID have probable cause to enter the house and breathalize those they saw drinking out of cups near a keg in plain view
I don't see that as probable cause.

Granted, a keg is likely filled with alcohol, but if they just tested the stuff in the keg, there was no need to breathalyze anyone.
What if the root beer in the keg was MIXED with alcohol? There is no way to test for alcohol other than to breathalyze. The cops cant drink a cup of it to find out...

While I dont agree with testing 89 freaking people, I do agree with the fact that some needed to be breathalyzed to determine the liquid.
I'm pretty sure they make test strips (like you'd use for pH) that can detect the presence of alcohol in a liquid.

I did not know that!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 3, 2008 10:36 pm

UpstateNYPH wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote:
SharkOnLand wrote:
UpstateNYPH wrote:They DID have probable cause to enter the house and breathalize those they saw drinking out of cups near a keg in plain view
I don't see that as probable cause.

Granted, a keg is likely filled with alcohol, but if they just tested the stuff in the keg, there was no need to breathalyze anyone.
What if the root beer in the keg was MIXED with alcohol? There is no way to test for alcohol other than to breathalyze. The cops cant drink a cup of it to find out...

While I dont agree with testing 89 freaking people, I do agree with the fact that some needed to be breathalyzed to determine the liquid.
I'm pretty sure they make test strips (like you'd use for pH) that can detect the presence of alcohol in a liquid.
I did not know that!

trust me they do.. In the Old days at Candlestick
they let liquid into the bleachers.. but
checked it...

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » April 3, 2008 10:38 pm

BTW.. If it was Keg Rootbeer.. It most probably is a
quality brew.. Santa likes Him some Good Root Beer..

BTW.. it really would have been funny if they also had
some of Henrys Sodas.. they use the same bottles as they do with
they Beer..