"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote
> ¤~Îñ©üßu§~¤
> <sckfkrt@lycos.com> wrote:
>
>> I bartended for over 13yrs and know that as well as several other
>> legal loopholes. For example here's one most people aren't aware of:
>>
>> If you are 18-20 and go to a bar with your parent/parents/legal
>> guardian you can legally drink till you pass out. You can not buy the
>> drinks but you can drink as many as your parent/parents/legal guardian
>> throw in front of you.
>
> You can do that even if you're under 18.
>
> Your parents may supply you with alcohol. Period.
That's not correct. In SOMe states, possession of alcohol by minors is
permissible with parental consent in certain locations. However, it is
illegal for adults (including the parents) to supply a minor with alcohol.
So, for instance, a minor at a fair could pick up a beer bottle and drink it
and won't get in trouble if his parents have given their consent. But if the
father buys the beer and hands it to his kid, the father could get busted.
And this is only in the states that have exceptions to underage drinking
laws. About half of all states do not allow possession by minors at any
time.
