It was a sample sized portion of a mixed drink. Thank god nobody required medical attention.Uptight Bitch;888266 wrote:I am just pretty disappointed right now because here I am trying to teach my kids alcohol is not good
So it's ok?Mulva;888593 wrote:It was a sample sized portion of a mixed drink. Thank god nobody required medical attention.
It depends on what the REAL story is. If the waitress really let the kids take the samples off the tray, then yes it was wrong. BUT if an adult took the sample off the tray and then handed it to a kid, then that is 100% on the parents/adults.thePITman;888800 wrote:I am with the family on this aspect: Alcohol served to children is wrong! Anybody under 21 should not drink alcohol.
I am with the restaurant on this aspect: It was the right move to fire the employee and pay for the meal.
I am against the family on this aspect: Asking for a 2nd donation, or asking to split the donations up... I'm sorry. If someone is doing you a favor by donating something, you don't get picky.
If they were told the samples were alcohol-free then grabbed one and handed it to the kids, who is at fault? I'd think the server who misinformed the customers, but both parties have some part of the blame, for sure. I don't drink, but even I know when a weird-looking drink is likely to have alcohol in it. Better to play it safe.wildcats20;888804 wrote:It depends on what the REAL story is. If the waitress really let the kids take the samples off the tray, then yes it was wrong. BUT if an adult took the sample off the tray and then handed it to a kid, then that is 100% on the parents/adults.
Well, yeah. That's obviously what I meant.Steel Valley Football;888920 wrote:That's why I'm going to drill into my kids' heads how wonderful alcohol is. Heroin, too.
justincredible;888926 wrote:Well, yeah. That's obviously what I meant.
thePITman;888986 wrote:Alcohol isn't bad. It's just illegal for kids under the age of 21. Stealing is illegal too, and discouraging our kids from stealing doesn't make them want to steal. Why should alcohol be different?
I don't really care to prove it.Steel Valley Football;888992 wrote:That was my sarcastic way of saying I disagree w your statement. Or, more specifically, that I don't think you can prove that assertion.
No, I haven't. Both are legal issues - theft is illegal and punishable by law, and drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, punishable by law (but for some reason not enforced).Steel Valley Football;889000 wrote:You've confused a moral issue (stealing) with a health/safety issue.
It's not newsworthy and not worth freaking out about. It was a mistake, the restaurant apologized and covered the tab. Why should it go any farther than that?wildcats20;888594 wrote:So it's ok?
thePITman;889035 wrote:No, I haven't. Both are legal issues - theft is illegal and punishable by law, and drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, punishable by law (but for some reason not enforced).
Well, that's a different statement altogether. Parents can not be super restrictive and still extol the dangers of underage drinking.justincredible;889014 wrote:I don't really care to prove it.
I relate it to kids who have super restrictive parents growing up and then the kids end up going wild when they get just a little bit of freedom.
Theft is inherently wrong though according to almost all theories of ethics and morals. Drinking is not. And drinking under the age of 21 isn't illegal if the parent is the one giving alcohol to the child.thePITman;889035 wrote:No, I haven't. Both are legal issues - theft is illegal and punishable by law, and drinking under the age of 21 is illegal, punishable by law (but for some reason not enforced).
I Wear Pants;889239 wrote:Either way, you have confused a moral issue with a purely legal/health issue...
