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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
What a waste of time and money. Who thinks that enforcing illegal sales to minors will stop underage drinking?
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Probably not, but it has to begin somewhere. It matters little if Mom and Dad preach the evils of underage drinking because kids hardly listen to what old folks have to say until it comes back to bite them in the butt.
I was an Ohio State Trooper for 28 years, and the toughest part of the job was to deliver a death message to a parent of an underage drinker who was killed in a traffic crash, and I delivered my fair share of that news. I think the laws should be stronger against both parties (kids and salespeople) instead of rationalizing that kids are going to drink anyway, so why use this money to penalize the salespeople who sell it to them? Perhaps Publix has an answer for that. Here are some 2022 statistics on juveniles involved in traffic fatalities and injuries while under the influence of alcohol. If this doesn't prompt a change in some thinking, I don't know what will.
"According to Ohio State Highway Patrol data, around 14% of teen fatalities in Ohio involved alcohol, while 42% of teen fatalities involved operating a vehicle while impaired, indicating a significant presence of impaired juvenile drivers in traffic crashes within the state; further, teen drivers are involved in a substantial portion of crashes overall, with 27% of crashes involving teens resulting in injuries."
Does anyone know if the next driver approaching them is a drunk juvenile, or a drunk driver, period? The answer is no.