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[quote=Anonymous]It is heart breaking to me to think that a parent would provide alcohol to a group of underage kids and then watch them drink and get into their cars to drive home.  I just can't see any circumstance where that would ever be o.k.  That is like a trusted grown up telling the kids - "Drink up, have fun! Drive!  It's o.k.!".

But I also have mixed emotions about the legal drinking age being 21.  I was legal to drink at 19 and I was certainly old enough at that age to be under my own supervision.  I can't say that I was always wise with my drinking but I (thankfully) had the sense to never, ever drink and drive.

Do I think that a group of 20 year old young adults are not mature enough to hang out and drink some beers while watching a game together?  No.  Do I think that 20 year olds are too immature to go to a drinking party and get themselves safely home?  No.  I did it myself many times. Do I think that they should face legal consequences if they choose to drink and drive?  Absolutely.

Do I think that 20 year old College Juniors are the same thing as 16 year old HS kids?  Nope.  Do I think that a 21 year old young adult should be responsible for the decisions of a 20 year old adult?  Nope.

I just think that part of the problem that we are seeing today is that the line between a teenage child and young adult as become so blurred.....Even reasonably responsible people might find themselves offering a beer to their kid's 20 year old college friend.  The same exact people would *never* offer a beer to a HS kid.  Not sure what the solution should be.  But throwing a 21 year old in jail for sharing a 6 pack with his 20 year old college buddy seems extreme.

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