Police have come in for some criticism from parents after seizing alcoholic drinks from children celebrating their final day of school.
Cops in Warrington posted a photo on social media on Friday of the drinks taken from schoolchildren, reports the Liverpool Echo.
The Year 11 pupils, aged between 15 and 16 years old, had the alcohol seized during patrols, with cans and bottles of beer and cider, as well as bottles of vodka and gin, being taken.
A spokesperson for Warrington Police posted: "Officers from the South Warrington Policing team are out and about tonight.
"Whilst we want year 11 pupils to enjoy their final school day, possession of alcohol will not be tolerated.
"Below is a sample of what we have seized from youngsters so far.... #DontDoIt".
The post on the Warrington Police Facebook page attracted a lot of attention with hundreds of comments from parents who were split on the action taken by officers.
A woman called Lauren posted: "Am I the only one who would have wanted my 16-year-old to have this taken off them, in the streets!! By all means, have a drink at home or a friends house / party supervised. I don’t want my precious little people being slaughtered in today’s streets."
Alex Daniels agreed, posting: "Just think about the drunk child that fell in the road in front of a car, or in the train line. Waste of life. You want them to celebrate, get them all round your house."
Tracey Hather disagreed, saying: "Party poopers after what they’ve gone through this past year and most of them denied a prom they couldn’t give them just one night as long as there’s not any trouble..".
Lee Holt posted: "Leave 'em be... Its all part of growing up... Everyone does this when they leave school, it's the law...".
