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So you are saying a Dad that let twenty plus 16-18yrs old get wasted on beer and vodka shots, and then tell his daughter to tell everyone to go home [b]should not be liable for anything but a $5000 fine[/b]?  The kids in the car accident weren't the only ones who drove home drunk that night.  They were all told to leave after drinking for over 3 hours.  When the police arrived at the house scene, there were still drunk kids in the lawn and leaving in cars - with the Dad inside watching a movie.  And since then, there have been over 20 parties under-age drinking parties busted with parents hosting.  They are just the ones that were caught.  It is not a one time issue.  This happens all the time.  Parents acting as friends.

How about the Sherwood boy who was sentenced to 18yrs for killing a fellow classmate after driving away from an underage drinking party at a high schooler's house.  The thought at that time was to be able to prosecute the parents even if they are not home.  Would you rather have that bill passed?  [/quote]

He was liable for $2,500 per instance. If there were 20+ kids there, then under the EXISTING law, he could have been liable for 20 x $2,500 = $50,000 or more. I don't think that $50,000 is nothing, do you?

But, if you do think that $50,000 is nothing, and that only the possibility of jail will deter parents from allowing high-school parties with alcohol to take place at their homes, then write the bill narrowly to address specifically that problem. This bill is not narrowly written. Under this bill, if a 21-year-old college student and her 20-year-old boyfriend drink a beer at her apartment, she could go to jail for up to a year. Do you think that would be justice? I don't.[/quote]

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