Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 1:34:42 GMT -6
16-year-olds could legally serve alcohol in Nebraska under new proposal
LINCOLN — Tracy Graber had hoped lawmakers would consider increasing the minimum age to serve alcohol in Nebraska from 19 to 21, to mirror the legal drinking age.
Instead, a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature would drop the age to 16, so long as the server takes state-approved training.
Graber’s 18-year-old son, Jacob Dickmeyer, died in a crash after being served drinks at a sports bar by a 20-year-old waitress and friend. Graber doesn’t want others to suffer the pain her family has endured.
The Valley woman believes the measure would put more young people in a bad position and set them up to succumb to peer pressure.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/year-olds-could-legally-serve-alcohol-in-nebraska-under-new/article_a2ed780b-db2f-5d72-9bb7-4fc9f33a5977.html
LINCOLN — Tracy Graber had hoped lawmakers would consider increasing the minimum age to serve alcohol in Nebraska from 19 to 21, to mirror the legal drinking age.
Instead, a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature would drop the age to 16, so long as the server takes state-approved training.
Graber’s 18-year-old son, Jacob Dickmeyer, died in a crash after being served drinks at a sports bar by a 20-year-old waitress and friend. Graber doesn’t want others to suffer the pain her family has endured.
The Valley woman believes the measure would put more young people in a bad position and set them up to succumb to peer pressure.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/legislature/year-olds-could-legally-serve-alcohol-in-nebraska-under-new/article_a2ed780b-db2f-5d72-9bb7-4fc9f33a5977.html