Does it ever end? These kids must be absolutely stupid.

Anger toward Mr. Rupp is obviously misplaced. Mr. Rupp doesn't make this stuff up - he just reports it. And he was nice enough to leave out the rest of the story.

"Have some respect" for the 3 men named in this article? Not a chance.

As to the parent who was "mom" enough to have her daughter own up to her participation and face the consequences? We can have some respect for that.

Oh and the kid giving rides to the party arrested for transportation? That's great arrest the responsible one who didn't want his friends drinking and driving

The whole situation is unfair. 100 people attended that party and a huge percentage were drinking. Yet out of all those kids only 15 were charged? Either every single person should have been charged or only the girl who held the party should have been charged. But because Barrington needs to make an example out of everything, 15 kids are being charged. How hard would it have been to give them a warning? They still would have learned a lesson but they wouldn't have their names in the Patch. Nice to know that people in this town care more about an interesting news story than the generation that's going to run this town in a few years.

It amazes me how some people always feel the need to comment about the "stupid kids" or criticize the integrity of another member's comment, when they really have no involvement other than reading an atricle. There are people in this world who just look to point out the flaws in others. Is it really necessary to say how "absolutely stupid" a couple of teenagers are? Did the article really not clear that up for you? Well thanks for the input, you have certainly done everyone a favor by involving yourself in the mistakes of young adults as if you had never done something to jeopordize your future. It's enough for these kids to deal with the law and their families and they sure as hell do not need a comment from some random Barrington citizen who feels that their negative comment is truly important. Maybe next time you can stop looking for something negative to point out in someone else and live your own life while these kids get punished on their own time.

This is actually ridiculous. First off only 15 people getting charged? I completely agree with Larry. Obviously if they are charging only 15 out of 100+ people then they didn't even come close to finishing an investigation. The police are cramming as much as they can on these few kids they have just so it looks like their investigations done. I honestly think that they're just being lazy and want this whole thing to end so they can go back to the school parking lots to sit on their computers while they pretend to watch traffic. On top of it all they don't even have any of their facts straight. If 75 percent of Barrington High School knew about this party atleast 24 hours before it happened and the girl was aware of this and still went through with it then I don't think that many people there were “unwanted people”.

If you read any other media (or even the police blotter in the Barr Times), adult offenders are always clearly identified, but minors not named.The "three men" are fair game in being fully identified because they are legal adults (ie, over 18), and will likely be charged as adults. If you don't want your name in the paper, don't get caught doing illegal stuff. Those under 18 will likely be charged in juvenile court if the charges stand. The several dozen that were not charged probably ran away before they could be caught - the local police force doesn't have the manpower to bring in a SWAT team to round up that many people. The kids that were caught may not have been in any shape to run. Just lucky there was not another catastrophic death attached to this event.

Good point Donut.....those named are adults. Parents should not be trying to always protect their kids when they do illegal stupid acts. Let them face the consequences of their behavior and realize how lucky they are that no one was hurt or killed as a result of their poor decision making......

Barrington kids are children of privilege, they don't worry about consequences and most times there are none. Next time they will get permission, or party at a house where the parent works nights or get a cheap room in Seekonk.

This whole situation is ridiculous considering the police have now successfully drawn it out of six weeks. Six weeks. And two weeks ago? The police went to a house party and not one single person got charged when there was clearly drinking going on and no one recieved any consequences. If the police were really cracking down as much as possible, they would have showed up the night of the party, caught kids and that would be the end instead of showing up at the wrong house that night and sending out obnoxious "You Should Know" letters a month later.

Hello Dale, must I say your comment was incredibly hurtful to the soul as well as my insides. I was not at this party but you need to understand something, these children were raped emotionally. Are you here to hurt these children more? Ten years ago, the philosopher Sophacles said "thy shall value thy neighbor." You aren't valuing your neighbor, you are hurthing they're insides more. Incredible how one is so degrading to the insides.

Hey Dale K. I bet you are just some egoistic man who obviously loves to bring up the fact that's he's a millionaire. I'm just going to assume that you are bitter over the fact that you didn't have fun as a kid because you are the only person on here who is deliberately attacking the children of barrington. It's such an ignorant move to talk about our money and cars and vacations. It's the dumbest stereotype out there and you believing it just shows how immature you are. Do you understand that only a small percentage of barrington is ridiculously wealthy? The rest of the town is just full of average people. And do you also understand that parties happen everywhere all over the country but because barrington only wants something to gossip about the mistakes kids make here are front page news. So maybe Dale you should grow up yourself before you start throwing around insults about the teens in Barrington. As you said yourself, you were once a kid too. (although one could argue that you weren't much fun) and I can honestly say that i'm quite excited to go the The Lorax too. It's better than going to a rager, right Dale?

Oh Dale you pompous man. Id like to begin by saying that no one cares about your childhood, your life now and what you'll be doing in 10 years. And you're right I am using big words because I happen to attend one of the best public schools on the east coast. Everyone makes mistakes and I'll be the first to say that the party was a huge mistake. I'm not defending the party in any way or justifying it by the fact that everyone has parties. I'm defending the town that I live in and the good people I know who live in it. What that shows about my character is that I stand up for what I believe in and I believe that barrington is a great place with great people, save for the few who walk around like they own the place. Was this party at your house? Did you attend this party? Did your child attend this party? Are you a police officer on the case? If you answered no to all of these then I suggest you shut your mouth and maybe think about what it's like for people who are actually a part of this situation. And yeah you can argue that i'm just a "silly girl" but if you're going to argue with me, and try and tell me who I am and what my character is then what does that make you?

If that means you're done talking down to a teenager than yeah I hope you're done. By the way I think you should write a novel about your life story. It seems super interesting... Cya Dale.

The whole situation is unfair. 100 people attended that party and a huge percentage were drinking. Yet out of all those kids only 15 were charged? Either every single person should have been charged or only the girl who held the party should have been charged. But because Barrington needs to make an example out of everything, 15 kids are being charged. How hard would it have been to give them a warning? They still would have learned a lesson but they wouldn't have their names in the Patch. Nice to know that people in this town care more about an interesting news story than the generation that's going to run this town in a few years.

I guess it never does end Einstein

this is so messed up. pretty soon you won't be able to walk the streets without idiots smoking dope and crushing bottles of vodka that they bought illegally. it's a safety issue and these adolescents don't understand

AIDS? Really? This whole thing is so ridiculously outrageous. First of all I find it idiotic that only a fraction of the kids at this party are being charged. The names that were revealed here are obviously "crowd favorites" for being in the police report. Why don't they arrest someone else for a change? All of the information the police received has been through other kids at that party. In my opinion, the name of the girl that hosted this party should be displayed in giant letters... because she's the dumbest of the bunch. Idiotic child.

Dale, I'm pretty sure this is an article about teen drinking and illegal activities not a sob story about your sad childhood and how you grew up to be a stuck-up, nosy, self-absorbed man. I'm sure many people will agree with me when I say that while maybe some points in your argument are valid, if you are not involved in this situation in any way then please feel free to take your made up life story elsewhere. Telling teenagers you have never met before that they are going to make it no where is not a valid argument to make in this case and no one wants to hear it. If your life is as good as you claim it is, go ahead and stick to your own life rather than messing with other peoples'.

Wit all do respect ma'am (Gale) I've come from the gutter. my poppa always told me to respect authority. Now if that means scolding a child then wit all do respect it should be done. Uderwise u got people doin the crack pipes and stuff like that. Cmon ya know what I'm sayin. have some respect for society.

Hugh G settle down brah. We need to be reunititing as a community instead of fighting. Everyone makes mistakes old people and teens alike. So let's just get along

As the old saying goes "one who doesn't do anything does nothing" there's some philosophical advice for all u educators out there.

guilty is charged with the stories

True

i believe the party was an "open invitation" if you new about it you could go. Just putting that out there

good point tony, so true

For the love of God please TURN OFF this board!
Hey kiddos! Did you know it is really quite easy for Barrington Patch to get your IP address and follow it right back to your home? Did you also read the terms you agreed to that state you cannot mask your identity, use false names or profanity or be abusive to others online here? You kids are asking to be tracked down – don’t you know that? The Patch allowing commenters to hide behind screen names is NOT a guarantee of your anonymity in any way.
There will always be those who believe Barrington is a bunch of blue bloods born with silver spoons in their mouths that have raised really stupid kids. You know that is not true and so does any who really matters to you. Please stop feeding the frenzy and reinforcing those stereotypes with all this ridiculousness. Bottom line - this wasn't your run-o-the-mill keg party. It was a come one come all event, it was breaking & entering, it was vandalism, it was theft. This party was so over the top and you keep stoking the flames. If you were there & you are commenting, shame on you. If you weren't there but just want to bash kids making stupid mistakes ( like we all did once!) shame on you too.

you are hiding behind a screen name also

Wait can I just point out that the girl said it was her house? I guess that doesn't mean much but 95% of the people who went didn't know they were breaking and entering

And while this is going on... The world is on the brink of total chaos. Let's get some priorities set here people...

Hitler 2012

And while this is going on... The world is on the brink of total chaos. Let's get some priorities set here people...

Ron Paul 2012

DALE K DELETED HIS COMMENTS....THE TREES DECLARE US THE WINNERS

FYI

Title 11

RI Criminal offenses

cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, or be in fear of bodily injury.

(b) A second or subsequent conviction under subsection (a)of this section shall be deemed a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years, by a fine of not more than six thousand dollars( 6,000) or both.

I imagine several of you are in violation of this law with what you have written. should that person decide to file a complaint, and after what happened in Cranston, They will be prosecuting now. read the above carefully. Colleges will take students who have been caught at a drinking party. But very few want a student who has been convicted of Cyber Harassment. Calling someone gay or the sexual references certainly fit the bill of the law above. Not to mention a civil case. It may seem like fun now but for your own sakes, for the sake of the rest of your lives, please think before you write. You can be traced in half an hour from your IP addresses.You don't want to explain a conviction to your parents. You don't want to be kept out of a good school. I mean you no harm here. Honestly. I hope you keep writing. There are good points about the unfairness of how and who gets prosecuted in these cases, and how the police handle things. But please, this is a public newspaper, keep the comments civil for your own sakes.

FYI
Title 11

RI Criminal offenses

Chapter 11-52 Section 4.2

Cyber stalking and Cyber harassment Prohibited (a) Whoever transmits any communication by computer or other device to any person or causes any person to be contacted for the sole purpose of harassing that person or his or her family is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500, by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. For purpose of this section, "harassing" means any knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person which seriously alarms, annoys, or bothers the person, and which serves no legitimate purpose. the course of conduct must be of a kind that a would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress, or be in fear of bodily injury.

Actually, Tony, I did

Oh, you exuberant youth... Truly hilarious... You, and your opinions, are truly beyond belief.

Thank you so much.