http://statenews.com. A lawsuit stemming from a 2005 car crash could bring a measure of liability to people who provide alcohol to minors. In March 2005, five people, including two who were MSU students at the time, were involved in supplying alcohol to Alexander Hamil, a 19-year-old Marshall, Mich., resident. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:13:53 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40383 Just buy me a drink and I can do whatever I want! Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:03:05 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40383 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40385 He would be dumb enough to steal a running truck? I think the key thing here is don’t give alcohol to minors and if you do make sure they don’t drive, or do anything dangerous or foolish, am I right? Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:10:22 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40385 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40402 Don’t give alcohol to minors period. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:51:06 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40402 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40410 All blame goes to the underage kid. 19 is old enough to know not to get smashed and go driving. Quit trying to over-examine the chain of resposibility. Alcohol education is not the problem. There are just idiots that drink too much. They’re still idiots when they sober up. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:57:04 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40410 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40445 ^Above comment is stated rather well. I especially have to say that the last line “There are just idiots that drink too much. They’re still idiots when they sober up.” is right on, I never thought about things that way, but how true it is. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:24:10 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40445 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40448 “If the court finds the defendants responsible, any person who provides for a minor could be held liable for that person’s actions. At a party, the hosts could potentially be held accountable for any minor that drinks their alcohol.” You realize that this case would in no way be setting any kind of legal precedent, as you erroneously implied in the above quote, right? Regardless of what the court finds, the law already exists, and legal-age drinkers can be prosecuted for providing alcohol to minors REGARDLESS OF THE RULING IN THIS CASE! Do some fucking research for once! This paper is truly pathetic. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:33:49 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40448 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40709 This article is ridiculous. Any 19 year old knows what they’re doing just as much as a 21 year old. What if this would have happened in Windsor and not Okemos? Laws are laws, but a 21 year old buying for a 19 year old friend, brother, roommate, etc. never “deserves” to be blamed for someone’s DEATH! It’s appalling to think that some high horse elitists believe it’s okay to use their power of the newspaper to make everyone who’s ever given anyone a drink underage a murderer! If you’re looking for the “root” of the problem surrounding a substance that has caused controversy since the dawning of time, how about you think more critically … what store would sell this to someone knowing what they were doing with it? What college would admit students who would buy for underage drinkers? What state would allow 19 and 21 year olds to cohabitant and in turn, be tempted to drink with one another? What country would allow alcohol to be in the same room as someone who might potentially want to drink it? Give me a break … Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:13:53 -0400 http://statenews.com./index.php/comment/view/40709