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"Jude" > wrote:

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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> > Taking this to the extreme: My son likes to come to my band's performances.
> > He's 17. One club owner told me it was illegal for my son to be in his club,
> > even though he served food, which sort of makes it a restaurant. But, there
> > are other "bar-like" places where people bring their kids for dinner. So, I
> > got curious and called the police. Turns out that a minor can be in a bar
> > with parent. Not only that, but the parent can legally buy the kid alcohol.
>
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> Where do you live? I was under the impression you were in the US, but
> it's DEFINITELY not legal for anyone to buy alcohol for a minor in a
> bar in the US. Ask the cops - or try it sometime.

In the US, there is the concept of State's Rights. Each state
determines their own laws. I don't know the laws for all 50 states. I
suspect that parents who order a drink and then share it with their kid
will not get in trouble, in some places.