Wisconsin

Hat Tip and thanks to Zentient for the heads up on this one!
A Wisconsin man was cited this week after buying his four year-old son a beer at the county fair. Not to be classified as a total parental failure, he stressed the importance of sharing with his son by making sure he split the alcoholic beverage with his two year-old sibling. I stressed a certain cheesy law in the title because apparently in Wisconsin, its perfectly legal to give your kids alcohol. The man wasn't cited for child endangerment or abuse, but for throwing a fit after being asked about his child rearing skills.

A woman working at a beer tent last July told an officer she thought the man was joking when he asked for two beers — one for him and another for his 4-year-old son. When he was questioned by an officer, he told him it's legal for underage children to drink in Wisconsin, as long as they're with their parents... The Fond du Lac County district attorney recently requested that the man be cited for disorderly conduct. ~ Yahoo

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Considering that the official state beverage of Wisconsin is a sober glass of milk, it’s hard to miss the irony in that the state also leads the nation in those that admit to driving under the influence. Add the fact that it also has the dubious honor of scoring the highest percentage in the nation for underage drinking, and it’s even harder not to ask the question, “What’s wrong with Wisconsin?”

Is it the cold winters combined with the world’s cheesiest headwear? Officials state that they are not surprised since drinking is so accepted and a large part of the culture.

Moberg said. "People who come from other states remark on it. Any event you go to (in Wisconsin) has alcohol. But Emerson also said the widespread acceptance of drinking here might well make Wisconsin residents more likely than people elsewhere to answer honestly when asked about driving under the influence. ~ AJC.com

Reading the quote above, I’m not quite sure if they are saying that the people of Wisconsin drink so much that they just accept this behavior or maybe they have just drank themselves honest? Either way it’s bad mojo.

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