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| 'Put child drinkers in care' call | 'Put child drinkers in care' call |
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| A senior police officer says children should be taken into care if their parents refuse to take responsibility for their underage drinking. | A senior police officer says children should be taken into care if their parents refuse to take responsibility for their underage drinking. |
| The Chief Constable of Cheshire, Peter Fahy, said: "This should be a child protection issue." | The Chief Constable of Cheshire, Peter Fahy, said: "This should be a child protection issue." |
| Mr Fahy is leading the investigation into the death of Garry Newlove, 47, after youths allegedly attacked him. | Mr Fahy is leading the investigation into the death of Garry Newlove, 47, after youths allegedly attacked him. |
| His comments, a week after the incident, follow a suggestion that the age of consent for alcohol be raised. | His comments, a week after the incident, follow a suggestion that the age of consent for alcohol be raised. |
| Father-of-three Mr Newlove died of his injuries last Sunday in hospital in Warrington and three teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder. | Father-of-three Mr Newlove died of his injuries last Sunday in hospital in Warrington and three teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder. |
| Mr Fahy said the nation has been "touched" by the death of Mr Newlove, close to his home and seemingly protecting property from vandalism. | Mr Fahy said the nation has been "touched" by the death of Mr Newlove, close to his home and seemingly protecting property from vandalism. |
| But he continued: "It is also a tragedy that we have four young people charged with murder. | But he continued: "It is also a tragedy that we have four young people charged with murder. |
| "Young people who are drinking are putting themselves in vulnerable positions both in terms of being the victim of crime or committing crime." | "Young people who are drinking are putting themselves in vulnerable positions both in terms of being the victim of crime or committing crime." |
| Mr Fahy claimed to have been "amazed" by the public response to his remarks about tightening up alcohol laws, which sparked a major debate. | |
| He suggested that parents who did not take up offers of support to deal with problem children might face sanctions. | |
| "There are schemes whereby youth workers and other people offer support to parents who may have a problem with a youngster who's drinking. But we find a lot of parents will not take up that offer," he said. | |
| "If people are not willing to take up that offer, then there is some form of sanction which actually makes them come and take up that offer." | |
| He added: "On the whole, society has recently stepped back from laying down too many standards, and telling people how to run their lives, and doing things like saying what time should children be home at night. But I think we've seen the consequences of that. | |
| "I think a lot of police officers absolutely would be in favour of a time when it's expected that young people are actually at home indoors, and rules like there should be no drinking in public unless in areas where the local authority think is suitable for that." |