Underage drinkers pay the price at music concerts

The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass., www.enterprisenews.com. The teenage girl hid her head in her hands as she cried and stood against a fence, waiting for the police officers next move.
She had been caught drinking alcohol at the Comcast Center.
Please dont call my parents, she said.
Too late.
The Mansfield police were already on the line — using the teens own cell phone — with her mother. It was one of several calls they would make at last Sundays concert — and one of hundreds theyve made during this concert season as they try to combat rampant underage drinking in Comcast parking lots.
Teens from across New England come to the venue and drink in the parking lots, often heavily, according to police. The center has become so well-known for the illegal activity, that many teens come just for the partying and dont have tickets for the show.
And the problem has been getting worse by the year.
Weve seen far more alcohol in the last five years, said Mansfield Police Chief Arthur ONeil. Its on an up-tick. But this isnt Mansfield. This isnt the Comcast Center. Society has a problem with alcohol.

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