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leadcounsel · September 27, 2005, 10:31 AM

My opinion is that WE WASTE too much time, effort, and law enforcement resources on underaged drinking.

Who really cares if a 19 year old has a beer? They do it anyway. Shoot, I bet every single one of us drank when we were underage, but society is just so judgemental and hypocritical...

And then a man gets shot over it. What a waste.

We, as a nation and as localities, need to focus on the REAL problems which make people, especially youths, WANT to drink. It's a simple economic "supply and demand" analysis. If there is a demand, there will always be a supply. The best approach is to remove the demand portion of the equation.

September 27, 2005, 10:31 AM	#19
leadcounsel Junior member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,119	My opinion is that WE WASTE too much time, effort, and law enforcement resources on underaged drinking. Who really cares if a 19 year old has a beer? They do it anyway. Shoot, I bet every single one of us drank when we were underage, but society is just so judgemental and hypocritical... And then a man gets shot over it. What a waste. We, as a nation and as localities, need to focus on the REAL problems which make people, especially youths, WANT to drink. It's a simple economic "supply and demand" analysis. If there is a demand, there will always be a supply. The best approach is to remove the demand portion of the equation.