Have Hosting Parents of HS Parties Ever Been Charged?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm old enough to remember a world before seat belts were used commonly and when the crusade against drunk driving was still in its infancy. A lot of parents in my small-town had a wink-and-nod approach to the issue: they surely knew their kids were drinking; they knew there were few or no designated drivers; some even tacitly condoned parties with alcohol in their homes (in that there's no way they could have missed the signs of a big bash keg party when they returned home.) I can say with some confidence that almost every single person I grew up with either drove impaired at some point while in HS, or was in a car driven by someone impaired.

But even in this very permissive environment, I don't recall a single case where a parent actually provided the alcohol. It probably happened, in a few truly sketchy homes, but it would have been shocking even in that world. I am not a teetotaler, but I think there is something seriously f-ed up about a community of parents who think there is anything normal or reasonable about providing alcohol to HS students or knowingly sitting by while HS students are drinking in their homes.

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I remember one kid whose single mom would let kids drink in her house and she would drink upstairs with a friend or boyfriend. It was trashy, we never wanted to even bother. Otherwise there was no parent allowing this, even at graduation parties. And this was 1988-1993.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God only knows how many parents will be looking the other way tonight.

At the very least, you ought to drive your own kid to ANY party, AND back home afterwards.

Kids will try to plan a "sleep over" to avoid this.

[Anonymous]

19:28 is very smart. And, they'll plan that sleepover at a friend's house that has a "nanny" minding the store. Clueless parents will tell you don't worry, Patricia raised our kids, but she can't discipline them and neither can they.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a God awful feeling that the hosting parents in the Sam Ellis two dead passengers incident will get no jail time, and will thus continue to host parties for under-aged drinkers.

Dumb parents.

[Anonymous]

Harry Connick Jr and his 19 year old daughter just got arrested for proving alcohol at a house party. Good on Connecticut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harry Connick Jr and his 19 year old daughter just got arrested for proving alcohol at a house party. Good on Connecticut.

At least they care about their kids. For real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harry Connick Jr and his 19 year old daughter just got arrested for proving alcohol at a house party. Good on Connecticut.

No their overage daughter was arrested for supplying the alcohol while minors including her 19yr old sister drank there. Both parents were out of town. This happens in every town everyday but glad they did arrest her.

Now let's hope these Wootton parents get arrested soon too. Manslaughter