To ask if the police would do anything about

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The shops that keep selling my 16 year old child alcohol? Is it worth reporting?

Yes I'm OK with it and that's why I want it to stop. Sometimes I need to remember that 50% of the population have below average intelligence 🙃

No, I’m not saying they are equally responsible. I also didn’t say the underage child should be prosecuted. I didn’t ‘demand’ anything.

I do understand the licencing laws but felt that the OP was putting all the ‘blame’ on the licensee.

I would have no issue with the licensee being prosecuted but I think OP’s child should have to be dealt with for their transgressions.

You're OK with your teenager providing alcohol to minors?
You're talking about yourself re below average intelligence yes?

Now I’m even more confused.You say you are OK with it which is why you want it to stop ? Perhaps we need to clarify what you are OK with, the retailer selling to underage people, your underage son buying alcohol, your underage son selling alcohol to other underage people, or what else ?

The seller is in the wrong but so is your son, so are the other underage buyers.

Please point out where I have below average intelligence.

Your local licensing department of the council will

My minor is more minor than the minors who are taking the alcohol from him after asking him to get it. They're closer to 18 than he is. But you're right, he's a serious risk to wider society, he should be in youth detention centre.

The bit where you missed the sarcasm

Oh, sorry. I forgot the MN get out clause of 'sarcasm' equates to 'it was only banter'.
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit and has no place in serious discussion but perhaps you didn't really want a serious discussion.

So he's a precious angel with these big bad meanies taking his procured alcohol??
Why are you letting your vulnerable baby out when he lacks capacity or cognitive processing skills to know what a shitty decision this is??

Yeah you could report anonymously! But also I’m a bit shocked at some of the other responses… I did this at 16/17 and so did most people I know. He surely isn’t the only one.

"Dire Straits", give over. Teens have been doing this for decades, even when I was a teen the person who looked the oldest would go in and get the drink for everyone from the one shop he could get it. All of us now are law abiding citizens with good jobs and lives. Many teens drink alcohol at 16.

You don’t care they are doing it so I’m not sure why you posted. You see it as no problem

i’d say it probably isn’t a problem until one of these kids he sells too has too much to drink, causes trouble, ends up in hospital or the police get involved and then people ask questions and your child’s name is all over it for buying and selling alcohol to children