It had the makings of disasters we’ve seen all too often.
When police arrived at the big house by the marsh in North Scituate after midnight Jan. 1, 20 or 30 teens bolted. Others hid. Inside, police spotted two 55-gallon bins full of empty beer, wine, and liquor bottles. Another 50 empties and 10 pizza boxes were scattered all over. They smelled weed. In the basement, an 18-year-old slumped in a chair, too drunk to move.
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Well put, Ms. Abraham.
All depends who is looking at it.....if you are Mani Teo...then maybe all this went on without her knowledge.....as far as my read...I simply applied the "duck" adage.
What happened in Hingham District Court was a disgrace and a travesty. Money and power talks. Mr Ligotti should be investigated for his handling of this matter.
If the police or prosecutor thought the decision of no probable cause was incorrect they should have appealed to a Judge..This is the law! By not appealing one can only assume they thought the decision was correct.
In the halls of justice the justice is in the halls. Professional courtesy really. I don't condone parents hosting drinking parties for teenage kids, and we certainly never did when our girls were in their teens, but I do understand it and the impulse is good if terribly misguided. What I don't understand is why the mother had a few drinks and went to bed. When our girls had no alcohol sleepover parties in their teens my wife took the first watch, I relieved her at 2:30AM, and then we both had a nap on Sunday afternoon. You can't make sure that there's no funny business going on and no uninvited party crashers if you're passed out upstairs yourself. Ms. Miner doesn't need a criminal record, I'm OK with the continuation without a finding actually, but she might benefit from some sober reflection and maybe a 12 step program.
"Excuse me but do you know how I am? I am 'Above God'. The law of the land doth not apply to me now be gone"
smh shame on you Ms. Miner.
Had I or any other regular blue collar citizen behaved in this manner there would have been an arrest on multiple charges followed by costly attorneys fees, heavy fines and possible prison time. This would have been a life altering event and people on the outside would have just shaked their heads and wondered aloud "what was he thinking" and " he got what he deserved". Not the case for the wealthy and well connected. What kind of message does this send to our kids? Once again the message they get is the rules don't apply if you know the right people. The real outrage is that this story dies today, never to be heard from again. That is truly sad.
Its' not about the color of your collar. It's all about who you know and not the size of your paycheck. Well connected networks begin at a grassroots level. These incidents often happen in small towns. This particular one came with a well known name and high visibility.
The social host law is a good one and Jon Blodgett is to be commended. When we had a party for our high school junior daughter at our house we told her that there was to be NO drinking...including in the cars parked on the street. Daughter informed us that kids drank at other house parties. Not our concern. We were responsible for OUR house. My wife and I were there and had a couple of other parents there too. It was crowded. There was eating, dancing, and the loudest music ever in that house. Three cheers for the social host law.