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WildBill wrote:

seamusTX wrote:All police and prosecutors have limited resources and cannot investigate every minor offense.

The suspects were arrested in a different town from where the restaurant is located (that area is a patchwork of small towns). It could be the police just charged them with enough to get some serious bail. The DA can develop more charges later.

I agree about the fake IDs, if that was the case. Fake IDs are a serious issue related to illegal immigration, identity theft, and terrorism.

- Jim

.... At any rate I think the charges are serious enough that they won't be getting CHLs.

You mean just like the other 99.9% of IL residents? That is the wonderful thing about places like IL and D.C. - they really don't change your rights after you commit crimes. You are treated just like the rest of the population who didn't have any rights to start with.

It would be interesting to see what these three finally are charged with. My guess it will end up with most of the charges dropped and some sort of deferred adjudication. They are obviously too young to have consequences for their actions.

randomoutburst wrote:On a related note...as soon as I rig up my apron, I'm going to be carrying at work. Now I have an even better reason not to follow dine-and-dashers into the parking lot. Stay outta trouble!

So the bat sign on the Ka-Bar fanny pack isn't going to work for you under your apron?

Maybe I lack a total understanding of these kinds of situations but:
1. These kids were in a bar, drinking under age. If they got it without being carded, someone should be stomping on the bar. If they got it with fake IDs, part of any plea bargin should include the names of those who created the fake IDs and the subsequent prosecution of those people, too.
2. While I'd agree that 3 guys are probably not going to get drunk on $51 worth of bar tab, given the driving that took place, there should have been at least a field sobriety test administered or, since they were already under arrest, a blood sample taken.

Oh, wait...This is IL. The only ones that really need to be prosecuted there are legal gun owners.

seamusTX wrote:I have never been in one (and generally avoid chain restaurants). However, I am pretty sure they serve alcohol.

The incident occurred after midnight.

- Jim

But all 3 of the perps were under 20 years old. Does IL allow alcohol at 18? Or should there have been more charges filed.

That is one brave (foolish?) guy to ride on the running boards of a car and potentially have to take on 3 young guys by himself. Tactically, that wasn't a very smart setup and for $51. I'm glad that everything worked out OK