Drinking Laws

[Cop2be]

In order to totally avoid hijacking that thread...i'll start a new one on what me and 16th Ave are talking about...

If anyone would like to know the EXACT law about underage drinking in their state id be happy to find it.

I feel like such a geek reading all this is so much FUN!

[Cop2be]

16th Ave....
It's legal in Texas too.

Texas Constitution and Statutes - Home (You have to know what to section/chapters to go to.)

Sec. 106.06. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR A MINOR; FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR.

Text of subsec. (a) as amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 437, Sec. 4


(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a person commits an offense if he purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor with criminal negligence.

Text of subsec. (a) as amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 79


(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a person commits an offense if he purchases an alcoholic beverage for or gives or with criminal negligence makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor.
(b) A person may purchase an alcoholic beverage for or give an alcoholic beverage to a minor if he is the minor's adult parent, guardian, or spouse, or an adult in whose custody the minor has been committed by a court, and he is visibly present when the minor possesses or consumes the alcoholic beverage.

[Cop2be]

Oh and what do you think about this kind of law?
Like it, dislike it or you don't care...

[AmyBelle]

Thats the same as in Australia, only our drinking age is 18.

I think its alright *shrugs*

[IADad]

I'm always in favor of giving parents lattitude in raising their children, but then again, i also think we need to determine one adult age (one age where you vote, enter contracts, join the military, drink smoke, drive) it all goes together, you're an adult, you'r an adult. Now whether that one age should be 16 or 21 or 25....THAT's the question.

[Cop2be]

Well that I kinda agree on.

But the whole driving thing is the issue because you have teens as young as 15/16 driving and you surely can't take the 15/16 year old age group and make it to where they can do everything.

I think they should leave driving age where it is, because so many teenagers drive and if you move that up to 21 or even 25, can you imagine the amount of car-less PISSED teenagers/young adults?

And I think they should make everything else at 18, contracts, entering the military, drinking, smoking, voting.

Its an age that works out well for other countries. I think that Americans need to stop glamorizing everything and making it so special...I've tried everything under there but joining the military and smoking, I don't see where it is a big deal or so special that you have to wait till a certain age.

[bssage]

IMHO if your old enough to die for your country your old enough to do whatever.

[Cop2be]

Same here.
Plus you are old enough to get married at 18 but you can't have wine at your own wedding.

[IADad]

the thing is it should all be about rights and responsibilities...the driving thing, that's about convenience, we're being hypocritical saying "You can point this "weapon down the road" at 16 but not have any other adult rights or responsibhilities. I think they could wait till 18. There were a lot of pissed off 18 year olds who would have been able to drink once upon a time before it changed to 21...they'd get over it. (and they'd drive illegally...)

[16th ave.]

cop2b has a pretty good question/poll. very interesting.
i'm on the fence so much that i can't put my thoughts in order.
check back with me on this when my girls have reached that point where they do want to drink.
for now, i don't disagree with any/everything but i don't necessarily agree with any/everything.
sooo....
if it means that much to anyone then they should work at getting the law changed.