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I need help, just got escorted home by the police

I think you got lucky. You did not get in any trouble with the law (which could be nothing compared to your dad), and most importantly no one was hurt, besides for maybe a hang over.

I don't want to offend your judgment, but @ 16 I am 95% sure you do not know your limit, or how to really handle drinking. I would just remember that you may think you know your limit, and you might not.

I have seen many people who can handle there booze and know their limits passed out in snow banks, in detox, the like.

I personally stopped drinking because I was sick and tired or dealing with drunk people. It's a total buzz kill, as you found out.

Honestly I say you lucked out. Your in trouble for sure, but I would just take what your dad gives you. After all everyone was OK in the end.
 
This isn't really that hard. You got caught, so put your head down, your tail between your legs, and take it. Not really anything else you can do when ou are very clearly in the wrong. Oh, and don't get caught next time. :p
 
toolbox said:
I was not allowed to drink out side of home when i was 16, the legal drinking age in australia is 18 but i was allowed to have one or two beers now and again BUT at home with my parents permission and supervision.
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Yeah; I've been having beers since I was a mid teen as well. I'm not saying don't have any, but for Pete's sake just make sure you've got supervision. If a parent gives their kid alcohol, it's no big deal (if it's not excess). Outside the home it's a different story entirely, legally.
 
Drinking is not cool. It doesn't mean that you are mature. It just means that you cling to something that you think makes you feel better about yourself. Chances are you need something better to do with your life.

People under 30ish that drink (I generally believe that older people started drinking, smoking, and other things before the true harmful effects were known to the general public) are followers at best. They watched tv and friends, and this is the only thing they knew how to do when getting away from mommy and daddy.

In some weird parts of the world, drinking is even associated with toughness. Drinking doesn't make you tough. At best, it makes you stupid.

Given that most of the world's population are followers at heart, it is futile trying to make this point because normal individuals cannot beat society.

You have to take it upon yourself to realize that you are wasting your time and money.
 
abiyng87 said:
This isn't really that hard. You got caught, so put your head down, your tail between your legs, and take it. Not really anything else you can do when ou are very clearly in the wrong. Oh, and don't get caught next time. :p
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Agreed. Good lord, I did far worse when I was 16. This isn't that big a deal, IMO. OP- take your grounding and be more careful from now on.

ob81 said:
Drinking is not cool. It doesn't mean that you are mature. It just means that you cling to something that you think makes you feel better about yourself. Chances are you need something better to do with your life.

People under 30ish that drink (I generally believe that older people started drinking, smoking, and other things before the true harmful effects were known to the general public) are followers at best. They watched tv and friends, and this is the only thing they knew how to do when getting away from mommy and daddy.

In some weird parts of the world, drinking is even associated with toughness. Drinking doesn't make you tough. At best, it makes you stupid.

Given that most of the world's population are followers at heart, it is futile trying to make this point because normal individuals cannot beat society.

You have to take it upon yourself to realize that you are wasting your time and money.
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That was amazingly judgmental, and entirely untrue.
 
leekohler said:
That was amazingly judgmental, and entirely untrue.
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So drinking is cool? Who says? You?

You can live a complete and happy life not drinking. Does drinking enhance this? I bet a drunk can tell me more about good times they missed out on throwing up and passed out.

Note: There are several different scenarios when it comes to drinking. Some people drink casually. The "social" drinkers. The followers that I spoke of. My response was not really geared to those people, but more so the people that put themselves in the ops situation. Not taking care of themselves and drawing enough attention to merit a call to the cops.
 
ob81 said:
So drinking is cool? Who says? You?

You can live a complete and happy life not drinking. Does drinking enhance this? I bet a drunk can tell me more about good times they missed out on throwing up and passed out.

Note: There are several different scenarios when it comes to drinking. Some people drink casually. The "social" drinkers. The followers that I spoke of. My response was not really geared to those people, but more so the people that put themselves in the ops situation. Not taking care of themselves and drawing enough attention to merit a call to the cops.
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To be fair, i wasn't in any danger. The idiot girl that was with me is why the cops got called
 
farkasam said:
i'm sorry you're going to have to deal with your parents, but if that had happened in the US you'd be dealing with fines, community service, and a scare trip to the morgue. consider yourself lucky.
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Don't forget the parents being carted off to jail and being ridiculed on the front page of the local paper for being such poor parents complete with comments from the local MADD chapter.

Maybe even an attempt to take the home if it's an election year...
 
ob81 said:
People under 30ish that drink (I generally believe that older people started drinking, smoking, and other things before the true harmful effects were known to the general public) are followers at best.
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Wow - I guess I'm an 'older person' who started drinking in the dark ages, back in the late 90s when nobody really knew anything about the dangers of doing so.

But yeah, I agree with Lee. You're basically saying that anyone that does anything socially is a follower. What exactly is it that you're doing with your life that allows you to look down on what other people do with theirs?
 
Mr. lax said:
Okay, so lets start from the beginning, I'm 16, and i live in a country where the drinking age is 18. A week and a half ago, my dad searched my room and found alcohol... among other thing.
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Reefer? :cool:
What do you think i should do? Like what is the next course of action?

Sorry for the rant
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Ummm...don't get caught next time?

Mr. lax said:
I guess it wasn't really arrested, just brought home and talked to by the police
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Consider yourself lucky. Next time don't answer the door when them come knockin....
 
MacNut said:
Bzzt wrong try again.
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From the venerable Wikipedia:

Minimum drinking ages by region in Canada:
18 in Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec. Underage drinking by 16-17 year olds under parental supervision is permitted in Manitoba. Underage drinking by minors, under parental supervision in a residence or a temporary residence, is permitted in Alberta and New Brunswick.
19 in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Underage drinking under parental supervision is permitted at home in the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan.(To be clear, in British Columbia, only children of the supervising parents are allowed underage drinking, not any other minors or guests. Consumption of alcohol in another person's home is subject to other laws.)
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The operative term here is "parental supervision". The OP was unsupervised, so the drinking was done illegally, and likely considered an offense of the parent.
 
Mr. lax said:
Okay. So the punishment was severe enough i think. I'm grounded, no computer (Which i payed for), no phone (Which i pay for)... Indefinitely

Goodbye MacRumors
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And later that day...

Mr. Lax said:
To be fair, i wasn't in any danger. The idiot girl that was with me is why the cops got called
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So how is it that you are still able to post here...:confused:

SparkyCanada
 
ob81 said:
So drinking is cool? Who says? You?

You can live a complete and happy life not drinking. Does drinking enhance this? I bet a drunk can tell me more about good times they missed out on throwing up and passed out.

Note: There are several different scenarios when it comes to drinking. Some people drink casually. The "social" drinkers. The followers that I spoke of. My response was not really geared to those people, but more so the people that put themselves in the ops situation. Not taking care of themselves and drawing enough attention to merit a call to the cops.
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I drink because I like it, not because it makes me look "cool". :rolleyes:

Why do non-drinkers think people drink to get drunk. I drink a couple beers at home or during dinner, it won't get me drunk. :rolleyes:
 
Sounds like the typical life experiences of most 16 year olds to me. Congrats OP, you're normal.
 
dmr727 said:
Wow - I guess I'm an 'older person' who started drinking in the dark ages, back in the late 90s when nobody really knew anything about the dangers of doing so.

But yeah, I agree with Lee. You're basically saying that anyone that does anything socially is a follower. What exactly is it that you're doing with your life that allows you to look down on what other people do with theirs?
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Ok. You used sentences to support your statemnet that had nothing to do with what I said. I never said that anyone doing anything socially is a follower. I think you took that wrong. I specifically stated that there are tons of scenarios and I was particularly replying to the ops situation.

I do not look down on anyone. Glad you asked that question, because it identifed that you had no clue what I was getting at. It is my fault for you not understanding. People are generally going to do whatever the hell they want to do. IN THIS THREAD, we have a guy that is 16 years old giving out a subtle cry for help. Instead of rambling about my own crap I pulled when I was a teenager, I brought up reasons why it doesn't pay to drink. From my POV.

Though my delivery may be quite ******, I would prefer to discourage, and not glorify something that has no real positive effect on life.
 
heehee said:
I drink because I like it, not because it makes me look "cool". :rolleyes:

Why do non-drinkers think people drink to get drunk. I drink a couple beers at home or during dinner, it won't get me drunk. :rolleyes:
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Eek! You didn't read the note. You even quoted it. There are people that drink casually. Some were raised seeing parents/others drinking like that. I can't cover every scenario, and from forum posting experience, people come out of the wood work (like you) posting about a personal veiw on something, in a thread about something else. I was commenting on the ops drinking experience. Not your casual drinking.

If you are still lost:
Casual drinking at home is awesome and you are a better person for doing it.
 
Mr. lax said:
What do you think i should do? Like what is the next course of action?
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1) Learn a lesson from this episode in your life (the lesson to be learned will not be the same for all people).
2) Print out this thread, lock it away for 10 years. Break it out then and read it - if you laugh out loud at yourself, then you will have grown up.
 
ob81 said:
So drinking is cool? Who says? You?

You can live a complete and happy life not drinking. Does drinking enhance this? I bet a drunk can tell me more about good times they missed out on throwing up and passed out.

Note: There are several different scenarios when it comes to drinking. Some people drink casually. The "social" drinkers. The followers that I spoke of. My response was not really geared to those people, but more so the people that put themselves in the ops situation. Not taking care of themselves and drawing enough attention to merit a call to the cops.
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You didn't make any differentiation in your post. Next time, don't make blanket statements and people won't have to call you out.
 
ob81 said:
So drinking is cool? Who says? You?

You can live a complete and happy life not drinking. Does drinking enhance this? I bet a drunk can tell me more about good times they missed out on throwing up and passed out.

Note: There are several different scenarios when it comes to drinking. Some people drink casually. The "social" drinkers. The followers that I spoke of. My response was not really geared to those people, but more so the people that put themselves in the ops situation. Not taking care of themselves and drawing enough attention to merit a call to the cops.
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My God. It scares me knowing that mentality is out there:rolleyes:

To the OP- Get a better hiding place and enjoy yourself...
 
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