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>>>>I really hate it when adults try to avoid taking responsibility by making absolute rules.
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>>>>Tamar
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>>>You mean like "There will never be guns in my house" or "my kids can't play in houses where there are guns?" .... sounds the same to me.
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>>No, an analogous rule would be that if one of my kids brought a gun home, I'd disown him. And, of course, I wouldn't have such a rule.
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>>I don't object to making reasonable rules; I object to making silly rules that are designed to avoid having to make judgment calls. Pretty much any zero-tolerance policy fits into the "silly rule" category.
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>>Tamar
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>PMFJI, but what do you consider zero-tolerance blood alcohol level for drivers under 21?

I think the question is what's the consequence, not what the rule is. And, of course, I'm always for considering circumstances.

Given that alcohol consumption is illegal for those under 21, I guess I'd wonder what circumstances there could be where someone in that group would legitimately have a BA level over 0. I suppose some medications (though many such drugs tell you not to drive while taking them).

IOW, I'm not opposed to the rule, but I don't want a hard-nosed, no explanations, application of it.

Tamar