Giving drinks to under 21 characters

[LaRascasse]

I'm curious as to what is Lit's policy and what is the accepted author etiquette on this.

My story has an 18 year old guy. There are several instances when I want to include him in a scene where others (grown-ups) are drinking, but the legal age stops me.

I understand that I can write scenes where he drinks on the sly with his friends (teens will be teens), but would it be improper if I wrote a scene where he drinks casually with older folks and they don't treat him differently?

 

[slyc_willie]

If we can have characters snorting coke and shooting up heroin, we can have an eighteen-year-old getting drunk.

 

[johneb87]

I think you're in the clear. The rules pretty much state that what is not allowed is persons under 18 engaged in sex, bestiality, and snuff. So I think a scene where say you have a college freshman drinking at a party should be acceptable.

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=175666

 

[slyc_willie]

I think you're in the clear. The rules pretty much state that what is not allowed is persons under 18 engaged in sex, bestiality, and snuff. So I think a scene where say you have a college freshman drinking at a party should be acceptable.

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=175666

I have a six-part story about a young woman who never turns 21 during the course of the story, and she has a taste for strawberry vodka. Never had a problem with any of the content.

 

[Saxon_Hart]

I had a nineteen year old drinking Vodka, so there's no rule. I even mentioned that he had to have a 21 year old buy it for him.

 

[electric1]

would it be improper if I wrote a scene where he drinks casually with older folks and they don't treat him differently?

It would be perfectly proper, and for me at least, it makes the older characters much more likeable if they aren't snubbing people because of age.

Literotica only has one rule about characters' ages: hands off people younger than 18 in sexual fantasies. That's it.

 

[mynameisben]

Giving drinks to under 21 characters is not the problem. It's giving drinks to under-21 characters is where you might run into trouble.

pedantically yours,

Ben

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I have to wrap my skull with duct tape before I read all the insane posts about pretend stuff.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

As I understand, it's buying alcohol under-age that is illegal. If mom gives you tequilas in your cradle it may be bad parenting but I don't think it's strictly illegal.

You can work in a booze shop at eighteen.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

set the story in a country where the legal age (for buying alcohol) is 18.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm curious as to what is Lit's policy and what is the accepted author etiquette on this.

My story has an 18 year old guy. There are several instances when I want to include him in a scene where others (grown-ups) are drinking, but the legal age stops me.

I understand that I can write scenes where he drinks on the sly with his friends (teens will be teens), but would it be improper if I wrote a scene where he drinks casually with older folks and they don't treat him differently?

They don't care I've done it quite a few times.

 

[oggbashan]

No problem in the UK.

Summary of UK Law from Wikipedia:

Children under 5 must not be given alcohol unless under medical supervision or in an emergency (Children and Young Persons Act 1933, Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937).

Between the ages of 5 and 17, it is legally permissible for children to drink alcohol at home or at a friend's house with the permission of a parent or legal guardian.

The minimum age for the purchase of alcohol is 18. People aged 16 or 17 may consume wine, beer or cider on licensed premises when ordered with a meal. In England and Wales, it must be an adult who orders; however, an adult doesn't have to be present to order alcohol with a meal in Scotland. The legal age for the purchase of alcohol from an off-licence (store/supermarket) is 18. (The legal age to buy liqueur chocolates is 16, but this is rarely enforced.)

Under the BBPA's Challenge 21 scheme, customers attempting to buy alcoholic beverages are asked to prove their age if in the retailer's opinion they look under 21 even though the law states they must be a minimum of 18. Many supermarket and off-licence chains display Challenge 21 notices stating that they will not serve persons who look under 21 without ID.

Supermarkets or off-licence chains that are found to have violated the law and have repeatedly sold alcohol to underage persons are then required to adopt the Challenge 25 scheme. Failing to adhere to this will result in revocation of the licence to sell alcohol. (Challenge 25 is standard procedure in Scotland and the main supermarket chains.)

Purchasing alcohol on behalf of a minor is illegal in all of the United Kingdom. This means acting as the young person's agent.