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Originally Posted by macallan25
....they can't do that in my parents home....don't know where you got that. I could go out and drink at a restaurant when I was 18 so long as I was with my parents.
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That depends on where you live. This article
http://www.boston.com/news/local/con...n.com+%2F+News
discusses new legislation making it illegal for someone who owns or controls private property to knowingly allow a minor to possess alcohol, or fail to make reasonable efforts to stop a minor from possessing alcohol.
I'm not in law, but it seems to me that, in some places, police can come in to your parents' home. I don't know about the restaurant situation you talked about - seems to me that a restaurant would still be liable for serving alcohol to a minor, even if said minor was with his/her parents. Don't know for sure, though.
I agree with adpiucf. I can see why Emory did what they did. I think the hang-up here is that the topic of the thread (underage drinking vs dui) is a false dilemma. By providing the shuttle service, Emory was not condoning underage drinking (although some people would make an argument for that). By removing the shuttle, Emory is not condemning people to DUI.
Just my two cents, anyway.