A Nice Try...

Brevard County, FL is trying out a new law relating to alcohol. Specifically, customers purchasing kegs of beer will now potentially have to show a license and provide a phone number and a signature before the silver beauty can be taken from the liquor store. The hope is these additional steps will cut down on consumption of beer by minors. And we all say????....Yeah, right.

This concept Brevard County is attempting to initiate isn't new. In fact, it's been the standard in many different parts of the country. There are some areas which go so far as to take the address of the party where the keg will be. That info is then fed to the local PD and they have the right to show up and do spot checks for I.D.s.

A keg automatically means massive consumption of alcohol. Maybe not by every person at the party, but definitely by SOME people at the party. It also means there's no one checking I.D.s for underaged drinkers.

If the purchaser of a keg in Brevard Co. puts his/her name/contact info on a sheet of paper, will that prevent underaged drinking? Nope - but it's nice Brevard Co. is making an attempt. Unfortunately, it's just not going to change anything.