Tournament scrapbook - World Schools Debating Championships

WSDC 2008
12/3/08 9:54 AM
Underage Drinking in the United States - Phyllis Hirth, Convenor
Since there was so much confusion about what the legal drinking
age was in South Korea, I wanted to make sure that everyone
was well informed of the rules and regulations in the United
States. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 states
that the purchase of alcohol by anyone under the age of 21 years
old is a misdemeanor. This is something that is taken very
seriously in the states and all 50 states and the District of
Columbia have adopted this policy. For those of you who might
consider buying liquor for consumption by minors, a word of
warning. Our courts are much harder on such unfortunates than
they are on the minors. We really do have mothers sitting in jail
for serving minors, not their own children, liquor in the privacy of
their own home. Should you get caught either as a minor drinking
or an adult contributing to the delinquency of a minor, you go into
our legal system. There is nothing I can or will do to help you in
such circumstances. It is expensive, confining, and down right
scary, and you will be on your own. Should any such drinking
come to the attention of the Conveners of World Schools Debating
Championships, we are legally bound to report it to the
authorities. Those same people will be forced to leave the
tournament instantly at their own expense.
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