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by thebean11 2133 days ago
Mexico is known for disregarding laws on alcohol sales to minors..what exactly do they expect the outcome of this to be?

Just another way for the police to steal money from the poor. Great job.
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aylmao 2133 days ago
> Mexico is known for disregarding laws on alcohol sales to minors..what exactly do they expect the outcome of this to be?

I grew up in Mexico. You can definitely get booze before you're 18 if you're crafty and find the right store, but I don't see any general "outright disregard" of laws on alcohol sales to minors. I went to college in the USA— it's essentially the same.

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thebean11 2133 days ago
I guess I'm thinking more about restaurants, I never purchased alcohol from a store while underage.
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exacube 2133 days ago
"People disgard laws. Whats the point of laws? Laws are for police making money."

The problem is the law enforcement, not the laws.

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thebean11 2133 days ago
Agreed, but laws cannot be created in a vacuum. You must take the real world into account, and take a practical approach.

As someone who knows a little bit about Mexico, this seems like a law that completely ignores reality.

Would you agree that government should avoid creating laws that in practice do more harm than good, even if the idea behind the law is good and just?

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