Josh

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:18:43 -0500

Good points, all, Alex. I won't pretend to answer most of the questions you pose, but I can say that, as I understand it, Berberian (the host of the party) is off the hook because, as far as the police can determine, the girls provided their own booze. The social host law only punishes people who actually furnish alcohol to minors, not those who simply furnish a place where minors can drink their own alcohol.

Alex Lotoski

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:12:24 -0500

The Reilly intervention should have never happened. Drinking teens are a serious problem in Northborough. In addition, there have been many cases of parents drinking with teens. It was shown, on web pages where these two kids were at parties with parents in the background. Yes, we need a program where this permissiveness must cease. Maybe the school should give a course to the parents of drinking kids. Maybe parents should pay more attention to what the kids are doing with mind altering substances. Or maybe parents did the same during the sixties. But it really isn't the same now as it was then. A son or daughter walk out the door never to be seen again except in pieces. This is the kind of issue(s) that Reilly and Conte have raked up. Why is Berberian being left off the hook? Now folks, who is going to run with it? Who is going to fix it. Or, shall we just lift the carpet up and move on. Yes, these parents are suffering and my heart goes out to them. However, we must ask them if they, along with the complete social culture contributed to the problem. No, we do not need an answer from them. We need an answer from Reilly and Conte about their efforts to fix the problem. If they are just worried about autopsy reports being divulged then they ought not be in the jobs that they hold let alone that one of them wants to be governor. God, save us all.

cowboy

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:46:37 -0500

Rumors be happenin' yo.

Bostonist: Tom Reilly and the Southboro Car Crash: A Primer

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