2007-06-16 08:20:26 · 21 answers · asked by Vic 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I just wondered because I just asked if Americans approved of foreigners taking drugs in the US and I got "oh yes that's fine" answers
2007-06-16 08:28:03 · update #1
The human brain is not done physically developing until the age of 21 on average. Alcohol has been known to do major damage to already developed brains. How smart is it to give it to kids under that age. I understand the logic behind it. The idea is that they wont go somewhere else and drink and then do something stupid. That's a parents decision, but it is not when it comes to OTHER PEOPLE'S KIDS.
2007-06-16 08:27:47 · answer #1 · answered by A 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes...it's the law. If you don't agree with the law, you need to work to get the law changed. If you break the law, you should be held accountable.
Besides, what was she thinking? Oh let's see...maybe it was something like this: "I want my son to think I'm cool, so I will buy him booze for his 16th b-day. By doing that I am setting him on a path of alcohol abuse that will surely bless his life and turn him into the drunken idiot I always had in mind from the time he was born. He can ruin his life and the lives of everyone around him, blame God for all his problems, and die drunk in an ally covered in his own urine. THAT'S WHAT I WANT FOR MY SON!!!" Now what in the world is wrong with that?
(in case you missed it, that's extreme sarcasm)
The truth is probably closer to that than we care to know. I don't think that she really wants that outcome for her son...she probably loves him very much. But as parents, we need to BE parents, not friends or enablers to our kids. Sometimes it hurts, sometimes it makes us unpopular. I wish my parents had paid more attention to my drinking when I was a teenager--could have saved me 15 years of drunken idiocy.
2007-06-16 15:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by Todd J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is fair. No one is above the law and it says people under 21 are not allowed to drink and it is illegal to provide alcohol to a person under 21. You break the law knowingly, you must also be prepared to suffer the consequences of the action.
2007-06-16 15:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it wrong? Yes
Is it worthy of jail time? No
The kids are gonna drink and party regardless. Might as well be done in a safe environment where the parents are supervising.
Thats the logic behind it, but im not a follower of it. When I have kids and if they ever drank, id kick his ***, ground em for 2 months.
2007-06-16 15:27:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Without knowing the exact details it is difficult to say whether the crime warranted time in jail.
However, providing alcohol where minors have free access to it is illegal, so I doubt that there is any question here of a crime actually being committed.
2007-06-16 15:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see The 16 year old's brain has not developped completely there for the amount of damage to his brain is increased. His level of self control has not matured as it might in a few years. Who would be responsible if something went wrong?
2007-06-16 15:28:29 · answer #6 · answered by David F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Children are allowed to drink wine if there parents are from a certain middle eastern religion. Then people look the other way
2007-06-16 15:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-06-16 15:28:00 · answer #8 · answered by S K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a really interesting concept that seems to be lost on a lot of people - it is against the law. See how that works. You break the law and you get arrested.
2007-06-16 15:24:57 · answer #9 · answered by bocasbeachbum 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think It`s poor judgment of her to allow alcohol at her son's 16th bd...and I think it`s idiotic to send her in jail for it. They could of given her a fine.
2007-06-16 15:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by Jane Marple 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋