Could either of us have gotten in trouble for this?

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I live in Montana. I’m not worried about anything happening now because too much time has passed, but I am wondering in this situation if either of us could have gotten in trouble.

Back when I was 18 (I’m 29 now), I stopped at a friend’s house before we had our graduation party and his parents let me have a beer. In this situation, no cops showed up, I did not get into an accident or cause any damages, everybody left the gathering just fine and our all night party went off without a problem at all.Could I have gotten in trouble for this at the time? If so, what would it have taken? Would the police have had to see this happening? Could somebody have reported it after the fact and got us in trouble?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The person who would have gotten in trouble would be the adults who gave a minor a beer. The police would either have to have seen it or have a very drunk minor in custody with multiple people who say they saw where you got the alcohol.

But it's a rare judge who's going to get very worked up over an adult giving an 18-year-old one beer. I imagine they and possibly you would have received a warning and that would have been the end of it.

Be aware, though, that there are parents who mean well when they host parties for their older teens, serve alcohol, and without their knowledge someone drives drunk and kills passengers or people in another vehicle. Those parents sometimes go to prison.

J.B.Schneider · Answer

This is clearly a 'victimless' event.  I've done worse, no problems in the past 45 years. As Jesus told the prostitute; " Go and sin no more".

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Could either of us have gotten in trouble for this?

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