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New H. Po Alcohol Policy — A ‘Shmen Speaks
Hanover Police Chief Giaccone is so transparently off-base on the alcohol issue that even a clueless freshman from the worst class ever gets all the issues right and expresses his concern cogently:
Hey Joe,
I am a ‘13 from New York and just wanted to discuss the issue with you a little.
When I was a freshman in high school, the county where I grew up outside of NYC tried a similar tactic. Non-uniformed officers and unmarked cars.
The motivation came from a DA who was looking for votes and for money. The obvious guess now is that the Hanover police department is looking for press and money so that they will not be hurt by budget cuts.
Another angle is that this policy is punishing Dartmouth for being responsible. The police chief’s numbers are no doubt inflated due to arrests of which the majority are Good Sam police chasings.
Dartmouth students are being responsible and are calling those in. So are the Chief’s high numbers a result of better judgement by students? Is he prompting us not to call in drunk students?
Moreover, kids will drink regardless. If you force kids out of a frat and into a dorm room where you replace beer with hard alcohol, the number of alcohol poisoning cases will increase exponentially.
Frats provide an area where older students can look after younger ones. Put a bunch of freshmen in a dorm room for a couple hours with a handle or two of vodka and it will not turn out well.
Not to mention they won’t want to call Good Sam now for fear of more repercussions from the police .
Good job posting the information. I hope you and the rest of the alumni/administration can make a difference. I loved Dartmouth for the first half of my freshman year and I hope to continue that.
Sincerely,
An otherwise clueless freshman.
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