<p>Last time I checked, drugs and underage drinking are against the law, and police have a responsibility to enforce the law, regardless of which weekend it is…</p>
<p>An alternative view, which is worth reading by all prospective parents / students: <a href=“Welcome media.www.vermontcynic.com - BlueHost.com”>http://media.www.vermontcynic.com/media/storage/paper308/news/2002/02/05/News/University.Of.Vermont.1.In.Drug.Referrals-176833.shtml</a>. An extract: “According to Vermont law, minor misdemeanors are civil, not criminal offenses. Most offenses are handled within the university system. Arrests are made when a student is found with high quantities of drugs or is dealing drugs.”</p>
<p>One might also question why those kids were doing drugs on parent’s weekend, and also why Dr. Dad is more concerned about the police doing their job than the fact that many were doing drugs in proximity of DD. Personally, I’d be concerned if the police didn’t go after the druggies…the last thing I’d want in my daughter’s dorm (one thing is sure, the drugs came from dealers somewhere, and those are not very nice people…and they often have guns not in holsters…)</p>
<p>As to an officer carrying a gun with a hand “near” a holster on a drug bust and in light of taunting…well, that IS hard to imagine happening anywhere else…</p>
<p>BTW, you might want to talk to a couple of police officer friends in addition to doctor friends to get their reaction to a situation like this - they might have an entirely different take on the situation.</p>
<p>But we do agree on one thing, your friend needs to speak to the authorities. And of course if he’s unsatisfied, then he should consider pulling his daughter out.</p>