It's where they make friends and meet their future spouses. The city, the university and churches do not provide an alternative. Until there is an alternative, do not prohibit them from going there. How sad it is when that is what's coveted in order to feel adult, to be able to go to the bars. Miller said such an argument wasn't realistic.
Kids like to drink.
Kids like to be around their friends who drink. Kids are going to go to parties and drink if they can't go to the bars. Davis also said the report of MIPs from the first quarter of the year from the Emporia Police Department shows about half of MIPs were given in bars and slightly less than half were given in automobiles.