jeez, give Borrington a break. all of us middle class people know these richies will get off scotch free with their expensive lawyers anyways. the drinking won't ever stop.

Can't we just station Staties at every outlet from Barrington to check for drunk drivers? If the parents in Barrington don't care enough to keep their kids safe the LEAST that we can do is make sure that the only people that the drunk-driving kids can kill are the people that are enabling their behavior.

3 times in less than a year for possession? This 18 year old should be sentenced to the ACI. Let him see what it is like to thumb your nose at the law. This teen is dangerous! He has no consideration for anyone other than himself. He just wants to show his so called friends that he is a big shot. He should be put on house arrest until the end of his case and then sentenced to the ACI for at least a year. Maybe that will make him think twice about drinking and supplying others with alcohol.

OK, Cranston guy, time for an education. Most of Barrington is middle class. Not all of us who live in town are richies and from what I can tell, none of these kids have gotten off nor will they get off "scott" free, unless of course, in Cranston, being housed at the ACI at 17 year old is considered nothing more than a field trip…

The Barrington Police Department is obviously viewed as a non-threat to the individuals and their families who are repeatedly involved in these incidents. Jail is not deterring them either. The only thing that seems to get anyone's attention in Barrington is the ACI or extremely high monetary fines, oh and public disclosure of everyones name's might go a long way also, (including the adolescents involved).

Blame the parents.

Parents,
If you can't control your children or are too busy golfing and traveling, why not send them to boarding schools?
Afterall, you do have the money to send them away, but I guess the ACI is cheaper then boarding school, and it's a dry place just like you claim your town to be!

Barrington is not the only town where there is a mind-set that teenage drinking and drug abuse is a normal part of growing up. There is a greater concentration of teenagers who regularly abuse alcohol and see this behavior as a right of passage. One of the differences between Barrington and other towns is the attitude that they are above the law. Lowering the drinking age will not help and will make the situation worse. Getting the parents to accept this behavior as a problem would be more effective but would be very difficult because its easier to defer blame. Increasing the age at which a person can get a driver's license is probably the only way to slow the deaths because of DUI. Increasing the penalties for selling alcohol to minors and using fake ID's would help decrease teen drinking. The most effective deterrant to teenage binge drinking is an involved, informed parent who does not tolerate this type of behavior.

Just throwing this out there.... it's not so much that the kids in Barrington drink any more than kids anywhere else. Perhaps the Barrington PD is just doing their job in catching these kids. Maybe the kids are stupid, sure. Maybe their parents are not paying attention, sure. But maybe, just maybe, they are no more culpable than any other people in any other town. Mabye, just maybe, the Barrington PD is taking this seriously.

Does it not occur to anyone that the fact that Barrington Police are not overwhelmed with crime that they are able to devote their manpower to party patrols and are catching these kids drinking? Does anybody really believe that kids are drinking more in Barrington? Inner city kids can get away with everything...the police aren't going to focus on teen drinking when they have shootings and stabbings to deal with everyday. The kids from Barrington are learning what happens when you break the law...what are the city kids learning? Two kids from Central Falls were killed in the last day...where's the outrage about that???

if you think a greater percentage of kids in barrington are drinking compared to other towns, then you need a breathalyzer. enforcement in barrington far surpasses any other municpality. The PD does not give any leeway. barrington arrests make the front page while the projo buries the rare instances of arrests in other towns.

Many of these kids probably come from a lot of money. It's too bad they don't come from a lot of love. The way these kids are acting, they are looking for attention that is not present at home. I'm sure the parents can afford a lot of things; too bad they can't afford the simple things - playing an active part in their childrens lives and teaching them right from wrong. These parents will understand what they missed someday. THe problem is it will be too late.

You just have to wonder if the parents of these teenagers don't have substance abuse problems themselves. You also wonder if parents of teens in Barrington are really committed to solving this serious problem. How embarrassing!

This kid was on television last night in "An exclusive interview" rambling on about how the state's Social Hosting Law" (Where parents are charged if they host kids drinking in their house) has now caused teens to drink in wooded areas. The stations reporterette did not ask this miscreant if he felt badly about buying the booze that led to TWO separate fatal accidents. Good job, Muffy. This kid should do serious jail time, and he'll then learn about the A.C.I.'s Social Hosting Law, whereby new initiates get to meet their new 325lb. cellmate, Bubba.

To Catherine: there is a lot of outrage in the inner city about the two young men gunned down in Central Falls but unfortunately, people in other places don't care as much. Most law makers and even law enforcers have the "as long as it's not in my backyard" mentality. Since the drinking is in their backyard, it has become a problem. I have friends who grew up in Barrington and privilege is an ugly disease. If you have children, Catherine, I hope you're involved in their lives because unfortunatly love sees no color or economic difference. Death has happened in Barrington, too, just not by a gun. Loss is loss and children are children no matter where they come from. Remember that.....