Snitch on underage drinkers, collect $250!

[TexasTowelie]

CORPUS CHRISTI — Starting March 5, you no longer have to be a doctor or an officer to get paid to save lives.

Through a new Crime Stoppers initiative, residents can become eligible to earn $250 by reporting underage drinking.

Officer Kirk Stowers came up with the idea after working a DWI crash involving two teenagers returning home from a 2011 graduation party about 7 a.m., he said. The married couple had their 8-month old child in the back seat.

The driver, Michael Aguirre, 19, was convicted of intoxication manslaughter in connection with that wreck, which killed David Garner Jr., 45.

More at http://www.caller.com/news/2013/feb/21/crime-stoppers-initiative-to-pay-250-for-that-to/ .

[font color=green]The online poll at KIII-TV showed that 69% would turn in the underage drinkers, 23% wouldn't do it, and 8% not certain.

I have mixed reactions about this program and the profit motive. I realize the need to keep the public safe. However, I wonder if this might lead to gang fights, legal problems for someone that files a false report or diversion of police resources checking on people allowed to drink.[/font]

[graham4anything]

1. This is a good idea. Drinking kills. Zero tolerance is in NJ.But it should be ageless

Safety and wellness is a bipartisian issue.

One thing though, why did Texas raise the speed limit to 85 on certain roads?

speed kills.

55 is safe. No matter if there is no one else is on the road.

ask Jorg Haider about drinking, driving, speeding. (though in his case, some might say the world averted a major international crisis had he not been so WRECK-less...
imho

thank God he didn't hit anyone else that fateful night.

[zbdent]

2. Unless you "out" some underage drinkers

named Bush, and you're trying to save your liquor license ...

[Downwinder]

3. Law enforcement shall confiscate any illicit alcohol,

the container and wrapper, and fill out a confiscation report in triplicate one copy of which going to the individual. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor, falsification is a felony.

Has anyone ever seen a confiscation report?

[mbperrin]

4. Anything that gets impaired drivers off the road is a good thing.

False reports will solve themselves by ticketing for a false report, or by gang retaliation.

NEVER legal to drink and drive, so I wouldn't worry about diversion - I'd love to see the police in our area far more active on teen drinking. We've lost three students at our high school this year to underage drinking and driving.

For a change, instead of mouthing about it, someone is actually willing to put some resources into it.

Good.