<p>Fowora, you have a point. Somewhere between being your child’s “friend” and being completely authoritarian lies a happy medium.</p>
<p>I would actually consider some sort of graduated drinking law - no alcohol under 18; 18 - 21 could purchase beer or wine only for consumption on the premises (at a bar or restaurant, but not at a liquor store) and would not be allowed to transport alcohol under any circumstances, then 21 would be fully legal. Bars and restaurants already have a responsibility not to serve people who are drunk, so that wouldn’t change. And if 18 year olds couldn’t buy alcohol for take-out, they couldn’t buy it to provide it to minors. Hopefully this would encourage college-age kids to learn to drink responsibly. But I don’t know…</p>
<p>This isn’t a new problem.</p>