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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)It varies by state. Many parents that I know here in GA have served their children alcohol. Generally speaking, this activity goes unreported. That said, I am not aware of a single prosecution in this state over the past nine years involving a parent serving alcohol to his or her own children. The problem occurs (as it has in the case discussed in this OP) when one parent exposes a child that is not his or her own to an activity or substance that other parents may find objectionable. In cases like this, those parents who were not informed may (and probably should) have a viable civil cause of action against the parent who infringed upon their own, Constitutionally-protected right to rear their children as they see fit.
Whether this activity is (or should be) a crime is the point of the OP, I think. I am of the opinion that the mother referenced in the OP should not be held criminally liable in this case.
-Laelth