If this team was from Canada most likely this team was an international team and these girls could have been 21. I know a lot of people who are like 25 and look like they could pass to be 17. How would they get the alcohol? You never know they could have been old enough to drink. It's not like you looked at their ID. USASF could not keep track of every single cheerleader there. What most people don't understand is that people have lives and I am sure after the competition was over the staff was probably ready to go home and could care less about underage drinking. At least the girls weren't driving. The girls were not going to hurt you, so you really have to bring your self to the fact that sometimes you just have to ignore people. You will come in contact with many drunk people in your life so you probably should just learn to deal with it.
Wow. Really? You think I might come into contact with many drunk people in my life? :rolleyes: That's not the issue. And the issue isn't college kids drinking. The MAJORITY of athletes at Worlds are 18 and
under, not
over. Is it OK for the college kids that are over 21? Sure.
But I doubt they are the ones falling down drunk. My experience (and I'm a lot older than most of you, so trust me, I have enough experience to speak on this) is that when there is a group of kids and some are falling down drunk, screaming and laughing at each other, those are not the ones who are over 21. They're usually the 16 year olds. So no, I won't "just learn to deal with it". Unlike most people these days, I have no problem telling kids when they're out of line. As for the girls not hurting the OP: one, they were annoying the @$%* out of her, which is painful. Two, have you people never seen a Lifetime movie??? There are dangers associated with alcohol - I know none of you KIDS want to realize that because you think it'll never happen to you...but for the gazillionth time: heaven help us when someone gets seriously hurt, killed, raped, or any other horrible thing you can imagine
at Worlds. I bet everyone will be singing a whole different tune then.
But yes, I will at least listen enough to you guys to make the decision that neither of my kids will ever go to the Block Party at Worlds until they are over 18. Ever.
As to the part I bolded: what's funny is if you read the other threads about legalities in routines, too many boys, etc. the standard party line is that the USASF people are STILL in Orlando, even now. And that's why none of
those issues are being addressed yet. So much for the big rush to get home, huh?
Also, the USASF is the one who made the statement that underage drinking
would not be tolerated. The whole line of thought of getting rid of the DJ was to make it less like a night club and more like a party in the park for EVERYONE. Since they are the ones who stated it wouldn't be tolerated, I guess that it's not so unreasonable for all of us to be sitting here saying "OK USASF...when does the 'will not be tolerated' part kick in?"