If the police can come to your home and arrest you for selling alcohol to teens at your own home, how far can they push their agenda?

-- I mean they should be able to push it however far they want. If you're over the age of 21, and you're selling alcohol to a minor, it's a felony. It's only relatively acceptable when you're doing it in your own home, mostly because they can't do anything about that.

What if the teen is your own child, should you be arrested for having your own child in a safe environment where they can experiment with alcohol?

You can keep an eye on the effects alcohol will have on your child.

-- This is where you lose me. What parent is selling their child alcohol? Giving, sure. I'm all for that. Teaching kids about alcohol and not acting like it's the blood of demons is important in them not acting like idiots when they go through their rebellious teenage phase later. There's a reason why European teens don't have as big of a problem with alcohol as American teens do. There's such an enormous taboo on the concept of alcohol in this country, that the first time a 14 year old is offered booze at a party, they take it because it's unexplored territory, and they think it will make them feel older and cooler. If you're taught when you're young that drinking is just a thing people do, and not something that legitimately makes you cooler, a large majority of those teens won't feel like it's their go-to option.

Or should the your teenager go with their friends to another place to get alcohol, get wasted, get into a car and then (God forbid) get into an accident? Or if your teen is a girl she gets, GHB'd?

--Honestly, it's much more important to teach your kid to have an honest and open relationship with you. Chances are, your kid is going to go to a party in high school, and will probably have a drink. They need to know that if they go to a party and fuck up, that you'll be disappointed in them, but won't come down on them in a crazy way. Otherwise, they'll never trust you with anything. It's more important to teach them:

~~"If you drove to the party, you better not get behind the wheel after drinking. Additionally, if someone else drove you, and they got wasted, they better not be driving you. If you're without a ride, call us, Uber home and leave the car, just whatever you do, don't drive.

~~"Never take a drink from someone unless you physically watched them make it with your own eyes, it's someone you trust and know wouldn't try to put some crazy shit into your drink, never leave your drink sitting alone, and if you do, go get another one."

~~"If you're going to choose to drink at a party, you need to understand the consequences that could happen to you if the police showed up to the party and you got busted. Additionally, you need to understand the consequences and legal implications if you were at a party where someone got into a vehicular accident, overdosed on drugs, or got alcohol poisoning.

It's absolutely imperative that kids don't view alcohol as a rebellion tool. Otherwise, if they kind of hate you when they're going through their shitty little phase, they'll use drinking to say "Fuck my parents. I'll do what I want!"

Where I’m from, parents can legally give their own children alcohol, though if they get their kids trashed then child services could investigate, which is unlikely unless the kid is hungover at school or something.

But yeah, if people are selling booze to kids, cops can and should go in and stop them. Probably a hefty fine rather than jail time.

I think there should be a lowered dose of alcohol allowed for teens.

Like if a specific amount of wine or beer was allowed to be given to 15-16 year olds and then a larger amount for 17-18 year olds and 18+ can drink a specific amount of any alcoholic beverage (limited in units). This would be the ideal system. The closest to this are Scandinavian nations (not sure if Finland does this).

They lack the 'limit' part though.

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Alcohol and drugs are NOT for children.. We have an OBLIGATION to look after kids if their parents won't. It shouldn't be the cops, though.. They're too busy chasing bad guys. Plus, I don't think kids drinking warrants anybody going to jail..

However, this is perfect for child protective services..

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I honestly think if someone is old enough to not only vote, but to fight and die for this country, they should be allowed to drink a beer. That said, the law is the law. Until that changes if you are selling alcohol to someone who is underage and the police have not only reason to suspect but evidence to the crime, then yes they should be able to arrest.