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18 boozed-up kids taken off Burnley's streets by police
4:07pm Thursday 29th July 2010
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- By Tyrone Marshall » Reporter
BOOZING children as young as 12 were taken off the streets of Burnley and Padiham during a police operation.
Eighteen teenagers, aged between 12 and 16, were found roaming the streets and parks in a drunken state.
They were taken to the Sure Start Centre, in Tay Street, where they were seen by health workers and social services, before their parents were called to collect them.
Sgt Claire Pearson, from the Burnley Community Safety Part-nership, said that youngsters were putting themselves and others at risk by getting drunk.
She said: “The vast majority of our local young people are sensible and law abiding and it’s really important not to forget that.
“However, there is a small minority of youths who purposely go out and drink to excess and that is something that we’re not prepared to tolerate because they are putting themselves and others at risk.
The crackdown, dubbed Operation Staysafe, is run in the borough several times a year.
As well as taking in the 18 teenagers, officers also spoke to over 100 youths in the area to warn them about excess boozing.
The latest operation last Friday also saw six teenagers given fixed penalty notices for disorder after damaging property.
After being given a drink of water and allowed to ‘dry out’ at the centre, the youths are spoken to by social services.
As well as protecting their own safety the operation also helps with reducing anti-social behaviour.
Sgt Pearson said: “I hope the weekend’s operation has sent a clear message to young people.”
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Truth will out, Burnley says...
6:00pm Thu 29 Jul 10
And then what? What happened when their parents came to collect them? Was it like a school pick-up with lots of friendly smiles?
Did the parents get invited to have a drink also? I expect some probably brought drinks with them.
Stop the parents' benefits until they decide to start acting like parents. These kids are YOUR scum - YOU made them - YOU deal with them.
Lancashire Lady, Burnley says...
6:35pm Thu 29 Jul 10
My parents weren't 'scum' either, they would have been horrified if they knew!
These days children see crowds of people stood outside pubs drinking while they have a fag - it's the adults who should be thinking about the consequences of the example they are setting, not the children who should be getting the blame.
If it was my son who was caught I'd be pleased that someone had told be so that I could do something about it.
At 9.30am I watched a man stagger out of a pub in the centre of Burnley, be sick on the pavement and then stagger back in for more to drink! Children learn from what they see adults do.
Porkpiemullah, Burnley says...
6:54pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Perhaps if you did'nt sell alcohol, you would not be troubled.
bigbezzer, PADIHAM says...
8:55pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Porkpiemullah wrote:along with public floggings ,amputations ,gender apartheid,need i go on ,i know which country i would rather live in ,and if you have a problem with our country then you know what you can do
We dont have this problem in my country of Saudi Arabia, we dont allow alcohol. Perhaps if you did'nt sell alcohol, you would not be troubled.
useyourhead, great harwood says...
11:03pm Thu 29 Jul 10
useyourhead, great harwood says...
11:05pm Thu 29 Jul 10
Porkpiemullah wrote:where did my quote disappear to lol.-
We dont have this problem in my country of Saudi Arabia, we dont allow alcohol. Perhaps if you did'nt sell alcohol, you would not be troubled.
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as i said get em in.
zabby, burnley says...
11:15pm Thu 29 Jul 10
d parent and not on benefits
Chris P Bacon, Colne says...
8:35am Fri 30 Jul 10
burty basset wrote:Oh the irony: these kids are illiterate writes a man who thinks 'fineing thier' confers literacy on him!
send a clear message by locking them up and fineing thier so called parents.you will find most of these kids illiterate anyway
midas, burnley says...
8:50am Fri 30 Jul 10
zabby wrote:How do you know your son and his friend were included in the "18"? Perhaps the figure for children removed for anti social behaviour was higher?
18 drunken teenagers taken off the streets is a lie my son and his friend were taken to tay street from briercliffe road for toy fighting and they were both completly sober ,its police propoganda to make it look like they are doing something.i am not saying some of the kids had had a drink because i dont know,but one things for sure i know 2 who had not been drinking....concerne d parent and not on benefits
zabby, burnley says...
11:32pm Fri 30 Jul 10
Burnleyite36, burnley says...
11:49am Sat 31 Jul 10
Asian Lad, Nelson, BB9 for life! says...
3:19pm Sat 31 Jul 10
Burnleyite36 wrote:Is your Caps Lock key broken? Or are you simply TRYING TO SHOUT! Either way its shocking to hear that children as young as 12 were being taken off the streets.
AND IM SURE NONE OF YOU DRANK IN UR TEENAGE YEARS.GET A GRIP U FOOLS,ANNO I FOR ONE DID.MAYBE THEYR OUT OF ORDER DOIN WHAT THEY DO AFTER THEYV HAD THE BEER BUT ITS A LEARNING PROCESS,WELL LIFE IS ONE LEARNIN PROCESS.SO U LOT NEED TO SIT N THINK BOUT IF U DRANK OR NOT IN UR TEENAGE YEARS
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I can surely tell you were a booze guzzling monkey back in the day simply by attempting to read your horrendous post. Also DRANK isn't a word, or it might be in your boozy mind! Here's a tip, save up and buy a dictionary.
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burty basset, accrington says...
5:24pm Thu 29 Jul 10