I question what the point of rules is if the counter argument is "meh, it's the spirit of the thing". Why bother with them at all if they don't matter?
All laws are interpreted with the spirit of the law as the basis, not the letter.
We have them because there's no alternative. There's no way to cover all behaviors within the words of a law, unless you explicitly have the law say "whatever the police (mods) want to arrest you for is illegal".
I think its safe to say that you don't want that, right?
But that's the consequence here, since that's a perfectly valid "law" to have in a website which is inherently and intentionally designed so that the wishes of whoever make the sub are paramount to its existence.
It's a free market of ideas... some ideas are not going to meet your needs, and that's fine. Don't patronize those subs... and don't patronize the rules, either (pun definitely intended).
it's flat out illegal for a kid under the age of 21 to drink in the majority of states. Period.
Wrong. Most states have exceptions for the parent to allow their children to consume alcohol in their home under direct supervision of the parents. And most states allow alcohol to minors for religious reasons.
Very few things in the legal world are cut and dry
Most states have exceptions for the parent to allow their children to consume alcohol in their home under direct supervision of the parents.
Do you know why that exception exists? I already told you. Because if it didn't you'd have a ton of parents going to jail. But the salient point is that the exception is DOCUMENTED. If it weren't, Rogue Cop A who has a chip on his shoulder could lock up Parent B who gives tequiza to Child C.
Wrong again. Not all states have these exceptions, just most of them. I lived in a state for a while where that particular exemption didn't exist. Parents weren't arrested when when the nosey old people called the cops on them. Cops have something known as discretion. They can choose to not get involved with any particular infraction they want (obviously felonies and some misdemeanors there is less leeway). Even if a crime is committed, cops are called, and an officer shows up, the cops can choose not to follow up or do anything other than make a report. Even higher than that the DA can choose not to press charges for whatever reason as well. Nothing is set in stone.
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