Alcohold and Young People

[April & Joanna]

Hi

Today I was very distubed when I witnessed a young person being sold a
bottle of white lightning in a local shop, does anybody know who this needs
to be reported to and if there is a website ect, I am in the UK.

[Jamie Clark]

April & Joanna wrote:
> Hi
>
> Today I was very distubed when I witnessed a young person being sold a
> bottle of white lightning in a local shop, does anybody know who this
> needs to be reported to and if there is a website ect, I am in the UK.

In the US, there is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. I'm sure
there is something similar in the UK. I'd also consider calling the local
police station (not 911 or it's equivalent, as it's not an emergency), and
telling them what you saw, and asking them.

Do you know for a fact that this person was under age? I mean, I've met a
few people in my life who were in their late 20's who literally looked 17.
Did the clerk check their ID?
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[Mary Ann]

April & Joanna wrote:
> Hi
>
> Today I was very distubed when I witnessed a young person being sold a
> bottle of white lightning in a local shop, does anybody know who this needs
> to be reported to and if there is a website ect, I am in the UK.

If you are sure they were underage, then it's a criminal offence for
the shop owner to sell it to them and you should inform the police.

Mary Ann

[Anne Rogers]

>
> Do you know for a fact that this person was under age? I mean, I've met a
> few people in my life who were in their late 20's who literally looked 17.
> Did the clerk check their ID?

the newish rule in the UK is that you must check ID if someone appears to be
under 21, though the age for purchasing alcohol is 18. In the first instance
I would contact the police, using the direct number, not 999. If they are
not the right people, they would at least know who you should contact.

Anne

[hemulen27@yahoo.co.uk]

Anne Rogers wrote:

> >
> > Do you know for a fact that this person was under age? I mean, I've met a
> > few people in my life who were in their late 20's who literally looked 17.
> > Did the clerk check their ID?
>
> the newish rule in the UK is that you must check ID if someone appears to be
> under 21, though the age for purchasing alcohol is 18. In the first instance
> I would contact the police, using the direct number, not 999. If they are
> not the right people, they would at least know who you should contact.
>
> Anne

While the police might technically be the correct agency to inform, I
suspect it might be slightly difficult to get them interested (I might
be doing them a disservice here!). Trading Standards at your local
council, however, probably will be quite interested and I think they
sometimes run "mystery shopper" exercises with young people posing as
customers to catch out rogue shops selling cigarettes, glue and alcohol
to minors, so they might be grateful for a heads up about checking this
place.

Cheers

Helen

[April & Joanna]

Hi Jamie

I can not say one hundered percent that she was under 18 years of age BUT
she certainly looked very young, acted in a very suspicious manner and no ID
was checked at all. I used to work as a supervisor in a shop a while back
and I could 9 times out of 10 spot an underage person.

Thanks for the info

April
"Jamie Clark" > wrote in message
...
> April & Joanna wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Today I was very distubed when I witnessed a young person being sold a
>> bottle of white lightning in a local shop, does anybody know who this
>> needs to be reported to and if there is a website ect, I am in the UK.
>
> In the US, there is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. I'm sure
> there is something similar in the UK. I'd also consider calling the local
> police station (not 911 or it's equivalent, as it's not an emergency), and
> telling them what you saw, and asking them.
>
> Do you know for a fact that this person was under age? I mean, I've met a
> few people in my life who were in their late 20's who literally looked 17.
> Did the clerk check their ID?
> --
>
> Jamie
> Earth Angels:
> Taylor Marlys, 1/3/03
> Addison Grace, 9/30/04
>
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>

[April & Joanna]

I have now dealt with this and sent an email to my local TS office.

Thanks for the advice all

April

"April & Joanna" > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Today I was very distubed when I witnessed a young person being sold a
> bottle of white lightning in a local shop, does anybody know who this
> needs to be reported to and if there is a website ect, I am in the UK.
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