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Council‘also endorsed the titude, Brolly said: -“Police
commission's call for an ex- officers- constantly. seé the
panded “educational and tragic results’ of" alcohol-’
research — program ‘into related accidents. AS a con-"
alcohol-caused accidents. sequence. theyare frustrated

And’ it wants juveniles with the whole system.:
convicted of driving offences
to be treated the same as
adults.

“Of course raising the
drinking age is not a simple
answer to these problems,”
said Ald. Doreen Blackburn
who put forward the motions ._.
on behalf of the advisory |
commission. “But we can’t
just’ stand back and do
nothing while the mayhem
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West ‘Vancouver deputy
police chief constable Bob
Brolly believes there would
‘be fewer alcohol related ac-
cidents if the drinking age
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But he is unsure how much
the effect would be because
alcohol can be illegally ob-
tained. by juveniles and
minors without too much dif-
ficulty.

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evident by the amount of li-
quor seized; particularly
during the summer months;

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feel that the objectives of the —
drinking driving laws, have
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technicalities.”.

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caught in “a social misadven-

ture” seems to influence the
‘justice system, even .when
the criminal’ act ‘results in
loss of life, complains Brol-
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trend continues police wo
lose “their motivation and:
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