COMIC: What Happens if You’re Caught Underage Drinking?

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Panel 1: A turquoise character appears to be on with dismay at a green character who is holding a consume, surrounded by cups and vacant bottles. The environmentally friendly character attempts to glimpse harmless though inquiring the issue, “What comes about if I’m caught ingesting underage?” 

Panel 2: Anthropomorphic states (Nevada, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Michigan, Florida, and Louisiana) stand to some degree defiantly in a line while declaring factors like “It’s up to us!” or “We make a decision who, when, wherever can buy liquor!” Higher than them, the text claims: “Rules all over consuming, offering, and obtaining alcoholic beverages are up to states to make your mind up.” 

Panel 3: A rectangle with arms and legs and the words and phrases “Federal Law” prepared on it retains a bag of money toward a state character, as that character retains a doc that claims “state law, ingesting age is now 21.” Higher than, the text suggests: “But in the 1980s, the U.S. authorities passed a law that stated that if states desired federal cash for their highways, they had to go rules prohibiting men and women underneath 21 from getting alcoholic beverages. So now, all states have a ingesting age of 21.” 

Panel 4: Beneath this is a turquoise character receiving a drink from a purple character in a extended robe. To the correct is a household sitting down at a table ingesting wine, with text previously mentioned “In the existence of a guardian or guardian.” Below is the text “For schooling (like a culinary college student tasting alcoholic beverages for a class),” which is next to a blob with a chef’s hate saying “Recipe calls for great wine!” The text over says: “Even nevertheless 21 is the consuming age, most states allow for underage ingesting in exclusive cases, these kinds of as: as part of a spiritual ceremony.”

Panel 5: A eco-friendly blob is keeping a consume in a single hand and a mobile cellphone in the other, which states “911” on it. The phone states, “911 unexpected emergency response,” and the character claims, “We had been consuming and my good friend had much too significantly! Assistance!” Previously mentioned, the textual content states: “Also, in some states, you can not be penalized for underage drinking that is learned when you are actually reporting a health-related unexpected emergency or assault. These states want you to not be frightened to contact for assist in an emergency.” 

Panel 6: The text says: “But some states really do not make any exceptions. Underage consuming is always unlawful in those states.” Under are some states with legs, saying items like “21 is our drinking age” and “No exceptions!” The states are Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and West Virginia. 

Panel 7: Four round figures, just about every a unique color and holding a consume seeking sheepish beneath the textual content that says: “So what takes place if I’m caught? 

Panel 8: A purple blob is sitting at a desk, selecting up litter, and sitting in on counseling with a inexperienced blob in an armchair. The textual content claims: “Underage ingesting is usually deemed a misdemeanor legal offense. For a to start with-time offense, you might have to fork out a fantastic, take part in an alcoholic beverages education plan, go to counseling, or carry out local community company.”

Panel 9: A turquoise round character looks quite unfortunate, sitting down on a bench at the rear of bars. Earlier mentioned is textual content that claims: “but if it takes place multiple times, you could conclusion up serving actual jail time.” 

Panel 10: Some rectangles with arms and legs and the term “laws” and pics of wine eyeglasses stand defiantly underneath the text, which states: “Find out additional about ingesting and the legislation at FindLaw.com.” 

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