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Actually, yes, they can. If the cops break up a function at your home, they can fine the hosts for a variety of things including serving alcohol without a license, serving alcohol to minors, and so much more...
As far as drinking alcohol with your parents in a restaurant when you were underage, the restaurant could have been fined and so could your parents, with some parties serving jail time if there had been a cop present.
I guess this isn't consistent across all 50 states (?) or you've been very lucky, but it occurs enough to where it's commonplace.
Personally, I think the drinking age is absurd. Only 4 countries in the entire world have imposed a drinking age of 21-- USA, Ukraine, Malaysia and South Korea. That being said, people are still going to drink underage-- and some are going to get caught which sucks for everyone involved.
ETA: While I agree it seems that cops should have much better things to do than pull us over for going 50 in a 40 MPH zone, or drinking underage, they don't seem to. While you don't need to be a nun, just be careful out there.
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Last edited by adpiucf; 09-18-2006 at 05:05 PM.
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