Capn, I hear ya.
But I just think that each situation is different, so while it's natural to stereotype, maybe I can tell you a little more about myself so you have a better picture. I used to party a lot in high school. I would go out, get drunk, smoke, hook up with girls, drive. It sounds worse than it probably was, but I definitely was invovled in a lot of things that could have gotten me in trouble for sure. In the summer I decided I would change when I came to Penn State (one of the big reasons I initially wanted to come here was to party tho). I decided I wanted to get good grades, meet Christian friends, join the military, just do something important with my life for a change. And I'm trying pretty darn hard. But do you know how hard it is to just drop everything you used to know for fun? Haha probably not. It's not as simple as just giving in to peer pressure.
Friday night I didn't think a couple shots would harm anyone. And it didn't, but two shots later I stopped caring how much I'd drink that night. So it was a mistake. Big deal. Sh*t happens. I'll accept it. But now I'm just wondering how this is going to affect my future, which is the purpose of this post. Doesn't seem like it's going to affect things at all. Hopefully now you don't see me as some horrible, morally-lacking individual like every single person that ever drinks underage is, but if not, well that's your problem. You could have just as easily gotten caught, but you didn't and I'm glad you don't have to have this on your back b/c it's rather annoying.
Anyway, to everyone else haha I def overreacted. The hangover had something to do with it. I think they do send a letter to your parents by the way.
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@deffer, alcohol is a big issue in the USA for a lot of reasons, but mostly because of the prevelance of cars. It's one thing to stumble drunk as a skunk onto the train for a ride home at 3 am, it's another thing to navigate a car at 45 mph. Beyond that, there is plenty of puritanism and vestigal prohibition at work in the USA.
I don't find that a hard problem to fix: simply make it mandatory that all new cars must be equiped with a breathalizer that will not allow the car to be turned on unless the driver can blow at a legal level.
Is it REALLY that hard to do? No. Would it solve a lot of problems? Yep.
Heck, if you don't want to do that, we could - oh, I don't know - invest in public transportation? [smile]
I would support that actually ... Is it any different than buckling up for your own safety?
