Point, click and drink? No.
Christian Science Monitor: The Internet, despite challenges, has maintained much of its relative freedom as a convenient cyberspace commons for all to share. But making the Internet safe for young people to use remains an issue for concern, and vigilance is required to keep various vices at bay.
One relatively new phenomenon is kids ordering alcoholic beverages over the Net.
The US Supreme Court last month agreed to Michigan's appeal of a circuit court decision that would have diluted the state's alcohol regulations, and allowed unregulated sale of alcohol by out-of-state retailers and producers through the Internet and direct mail. A decision is expected next year.
ID checks, commonplace where alcoholic beverages are sold, obviously are more problematic on the Web.
As the Internet's commercial appeal widens, citizens and lawmakers must not let passion for convenience compromise the laws of the land.
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