This requires police to catch minors with alcohol in their hands. Once the alcohol is in their system, they are immune from arrest. That seems to promote rapid drinking. A few states set the penalties for minor consumption so low that law-enforcement officers may lose interest in enforcing the law. In Louisiana, private clubs are exempt places, and some courts have interpreted that so broadly that college fraternities have been immune from prosecution for serving high-school students.
Some states remain silent about certain situations.
Sales to minors or possession by minors may be banned, but consumption is not specifically mentioned. Consumption in public may be banned, but the law may be silent on private consumption. We may need to rethink how we handle this issue in light of other states' failure to enact and enforce meaningful minimum drinking-age laws. The message of the video is that communities can take action, and that there is hope of reclaiming a community that is being overtaken by the use of alcohol and other drugs. Viewers of the video are given practical ideas about things they can do as individuals or groups to reduce the drug and alcohol use by youth in their communities.