Having recently been unlucky enough to catch the same train as most of the away fans coming to watch Lincoln City's match with Chester, I noticed how many of the visiting supporters (and some home supporters coming from nearby Newark) were drink alcohol on the train. I personally have no problem with it as long as it does not lead to trouble on the train or at the ground, but I am surprised that drinking alcohol on public transport is still allowed, especially after the move of Boris Johnson banning it on the London Underground and bus networks, and many town centres around the county being alcohol free zones.
Many of those drinking looked to be young lads, some of whom looked to me to be underage. The conductors have no power to ask them to stop drinking unless they are upset other passengers, so if they see someone who could be underage, there is no power to check or ask them to stop - which personally I think is ridiculous!
Another amusing thing is one group of the Chester supporters that were on the train from Derby as well as the one to Lincoln could not stop going to the loo on the total of 1 hour 30 mins journey - I have never seen so many people use the loo so often!!!
10 February 2009
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Do you think train conductors should be able to arrest people for alleged underage drinking? If so, what other areas of the law should they be able to police?
This post seems a bit confused - on the one hand it states that there is "no problem" with drinking so long as people don't break other rules, but on the other it seems to tacitly suggest that attempted bans such as BoJo's are a good thing.
I think the conductor should have the power to stop anyone who causes trouble due to drink and if they suspect the person is underage and pass on the information to the British Transpost police. I don't know the ins and out of the British Transposrt police though - so it may already happen.
As for th BoJo mention, I can see why he did it - and I won't be surprised if it was spread out across the country at some point.
As for te post being confused - it is possible - as I haven't made up my mind where a stand on the issue - so the post represented my own thoughts!
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