nodak651 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 The culture is different in Germany. Kids are introduced to alcohol at family meals and are taught to consume it responsibly. In this country, it's treated as a forbidden fruit and thus kids want to drink it because they aren't supposed to. Really?! The culture is the way it is here, because the drinking age is high. People like you make it more fun to drink underage, because you support drinking laws that are ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Really?! The culture is the way it is here, because the drinking age is high. People like you make it more fun to drink underage, because you support drinking laws that are ridiculous. So what is your solution? I joked about lowering the age to 14 or 15, but I think some people on here would be all for that. I could support lowering it to 18 (that is considered the age of adulthood for a lot of things), but that is as far as I would go. I don't like the police using 95% of their on-duty hours tracking down and busting underage drinkers, but we also shouldn't treat it as just another "rite of passage" or "kids just sowing their wild oats" or whatever other excuses people make for looking the other way. Lower the age to 18 and then enforce it consistently and judiciously. I believe that is about the best we can do as a society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think Hak ought to bring Tarek Howard on as an assistant. He can work with the D two days a week and serve as in-house defense counsel the rest of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigskyvikes Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Has it ever occurred to you that the reason for all those flat Saturday night performances after a big Friday win might be alcohol-related? Is asking that question making this "more than it really is"? I say no. I just logged in for the very exciting season at hand and this crap is still being flung on this website?!! They played bad because they drank too much?! Yea ok...OMG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigskyvikes Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Not gonna waste my time reading this thread. Hockey itself has an alcohol culture. College has an alcohol culture. UND hockey is no different than any other college hockey team. COLLEGE ATHLETES DRINK WAY LESS THAN THE AVERAGE STUDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^^^^^^^^^This right here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I just logged in for the very exciting season at hand and this crap is still being flung on this website?!! They played bad because they drank too much?! Yea ok...OMG! Are you afraid of the question? I say yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burd Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Good thing I got my degree when I did.    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iramurphy Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 If you gave the states free reign over this, Wisconsin would probably lower their drinking age to 14 or 15. It was 16 in Germany and they have far less binge drinking and alcohol problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iramurphy Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Kid from our town was in car with 4 other kids first week at UND. All under age. Driver had nothing to drink. 3 had one beer and one had 3 beers. No drinking in car and no booze in car. 11:30 pm block away from dorm, campus pd claims driver came to rolling stop. Claims he smells beer and if they don't take Breathalyzer they will go to jail. 3 showed barely any alcohol and none were anywhere near legal limit. The one who had 3 beers wasn't checked cuz cop said breathalyzer wasn't working right. He nailed them with minor in possession. Cop could have warned them and told them to go home and told driver good choice not to drink. Campus cops used to use common sense and if you weren't making too much noise or causing trouble and kept your drink out of sight they didn't bother you. Law should be can't drink until you are 18 or 19 with evidence of high school diploma or GED. I bet it would improve hs graduation rates and wouldn't cost taxpayers a penny to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 What a non-productive thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scpa0305 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Kid from our town was in car with 4 other kids first week at UND. All under age. Driver had nothing to drink. 3 had one beer and one had 3 beers. No drinking in car and no booze in car. 11:30 pm block away from dorm, campus pd claims driver came to rolling stop. Claims he smells beer and if they don't take Breathalyzer they will go to jail. 3 showed barely any alcohol and none were anywhere near legal limit. The one who had 3 beers wasn't checked cuz cop said breathalyzer wasn't working right. He nailed them with minor in possession. Cop could have warned them and told them to go home and told driver good choice not to drink. Campus cops used to use common sense and if you weren't making too much noise or causing trouble and kept your drink out of sight they didn't bother you. Law should be can't drink until you are 18 or 19 with evidence of high school diploma or GED. I bet it would improve hs graduation rates and wouldn't cost taxpayers a penny to do. Minor in possession? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 It was 16 in Germany and they have far less binge drinking and alcohol problems. Yeah, but they also teach kids how to consume alcohol responsibly and not excessively. In America, it's a forbidden fruit of sorts and thus the problems with binge drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 hak wanted me to teach a class but told him iw ouldnt be the best choice  told him to pick bob kelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 hak wanted me to teach a class but told him iw ouldnt be the best choice  told him to pick bob kelley Whatever you are smoking, I want some. It must be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Kid from our town was in car with 4 other kids first week at UND. All under age. Driver had nothing to drink. 3 had one beer and one had 3 beers. No drinking in car and no booze in car. 11:30 pm block away from dorm, campus pd claims driver came to rolling stop. Claims he smells beer and if they don't take Breathalyzer they will go to jail. 3 showed barely any alcohol and none were anywhere near legal limit. The one who had 3 beers wasn't checked cuz cop said breathalyzer wasn't working right. He nailed them with minor in possession. Cop could have warned them and told them to go home and told driver good choice not to drink. Campus cops used to use common sense and if you weren't making too much noise or causing trouble and kept your drink out of sight they didn't bother you. Law should be can't drink until you are 18 or 19 with evidence of high school diploma or GED. I bet it would improve hs graduation rates and wouldn't cost taxpayers a penny to do. Campus PD's only purpose is to give out minors. They literally do nothing else. Grand forks city PD is much more reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Campus PD's only purpose is to give out minors. They literally do nothing else. Grand forks city PD is much more reasonable.  This^. From Grand Forks and went to school out of state where cops would sit outside college parties just to make sure no one left party with alcohol or got in a car, didn't bother you otherwise.  I came back to GF for Christmas Break and was leaving my friend's house on campus. One person had a backpack and we were walking across the street leaving his place. University PD driving, stopped his car in the middle of the street and asked my friend what was in the backpack and basically made him open it, and gave us all minors without breathalyzer. A few of my friends fought it and the cop didn't show up so they were thrown out.  Needless to say, it was a shock to me as I'd never dealt with them until that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Campus PD's only purpose is to give out minors. They literally do nothing else. Grand forks city PD is much more reasonable.Campus PD was quite good at writing parking tickets back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Campus PD was quite good at writing parking tickets back in the day. Â They have special parking nazis riding around in golf carts for that now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericpnelson Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 They have special parking nazis riding around in golf carts for that now. I've been told they got a new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I've been told they got a new car. Â Â Good to hear they're putting the funds to good use. Â Heaven forbid they pay off the boondoggle parking garage early, or even worse, not raise parking pass prices $25 per year. Â (I realize the $20k for a car is peanuts in the overall budget, but I hate them) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey23 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 hak wanted me to teach a class but told him iw ouldnt be the best choice told him to pick bob kelleyNot sure why it is, but every time gfhockey posts I think of this guyhttp://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/images/profiles/characters/charles-napier.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Is there such a thing as a non-disruptive alcohol culture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Not sure why it is, but every time gfhockey posts I think of this guyhttp://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/images/profiles/characters/charles-napier.jpg"You're gonna look funny eatin corn on the cob with no effin' teeth..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigskyvikes Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Not sure why it is, but every time gfhockey posts I think of this guyhttp://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/images/profiles/characters/charles-napier.jpg I always think of toilet paper! I can't believe he is still allowed to post on here! When will it end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfhockey Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Be cuz I bleed green. Unlike most of u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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