Getting a minor in consumption

[NW_Pilot]

If you're underaged, don't drink...it's against the law. If you're of voting age and you don't think that law is fair, vote.

I joined the navy at age 17 and drank with my friends in bars and the enlisted mens club until I turned 18. In our state, at that time, 18 for beer/21 for liquor.

The funny thing was that most places would just see the military I.D. card and just wave me in thinking I was 18. The really funny part was how many times I got carded a month from by birthday and was turned away or told I could enter, but not purchase alcohol.

It's different times now. DUI penalties are stiffer and the under-aged drinking issue is a big crusade. Personally, I think if you are old enough to be drafted or join the military, vote and be tried in criminal court as an adult...you should be treated as an adult. Meaning, if you were allowed to drink at 18 and you screw up, you pay the price just like every other adult out there.

I agree FN when the hell is a young person an adult 17, 18 or 21 I think the same as you set an age say 18 call it good.

 

[FN FAL]

I agree FN when the hell is a young person an adult 17, 18 or 21 I think the same as you set an age say 18 call it good.

They can waive you into adult court at age 15.

 

[FN FAL]

You won't ruin your career by drinking, but you may affect your career by making poor decisions while drinking. Be responsible, that's all. It's not the fact that someone drinks, or the quantity they drink, but it's the stupid sh!t they do while drinking that affects their career.

That's just it, he's not asking about damage control from something that happened last week, he's asking us to do his risk assesment for what's going to happen, should he violate the law.

That's two different things.

I went and looked in our state statutes and there is a suspension/revocation of the drivers license for underage drinking, the schedule starts at 30/90 days for the first violation. Subsequent violations are scheduled at 1 year suspension and 2 year revocation.

 

[doug_or]

So, it's o.k. to violate the cute and fuzzy laws?

are you the guy going 55 in the left lane?

 

[getrad]

background check, smackground check, it doesn't even have to go that far. let's talk moral dilemmas and slippery slopes. First it's o.k. to underage drink and accept the risk, then it's o.k. to take students up in moderate icing in a 172 for night cross country instructional flights and share the risk. Next thing you know, it's o.k. to be a check airman, Parker 51 a check ride while out doing aerobatics in a Beech 99 you don't own.

EN FAL I have enjoyed your input in this discussion so far but let's talk about slippery slopes. A "slippery slope arugument" is by no means universially unutrue, but the strength of the argument relies on the causal strength of the connections between steps. If the causal connections between steps are weak, or even unknown, then the resulting argument will be very weak, if not downright untrue. I disagree with the argument that someone who has a beer when they are 18 years old is more likely to become a reckless check airman.

Cheers