81776 I looked it up, you are partially right, but as far as I read it has nothing to do with your parents consent, but the establishment you are ordering at. It also only applies to weak booze (bear/cider/wine).
81780 Really? So strange... I will need to look that up too, if I am to believe it. You certainly can't do that in Canada, and our age limit (18) is much lower than the U.S. (21).
EDIT: did more reading. Depends on where you live in the U.S. but it appears to be the case. Apparently so in many places in Canada too, but it has to be in a private setting.
81788 Not always, bending the law can be helped if the parent also comply with the cops, because if the child has done nothing wrong but drink with safety around and people to protect the child from doing something bad, the cops cannot do anything. Now if you where alone and you drink oh say a beer while driving under age without a license, you can be sent to juvenile with a big fine.
81789 There is quite a difference here. You have just listed a situation where drinking would most likely be legal, and a situation where it is clearly not legal. There is no "bending the law".
81792 Actually I did list where the law was bent, You are not allowed to drink untill 21 (18) but if a parent watches over you, you can drink. Thus you can be 11 year olds and a parent is next to you while you drink, a cop shows up and its legal but it bends the rules because of the age fact.
The only way I could see "bending the law" to apply would be things like speeding. The "speed limit" is 70km/h, yet the "socially accepted speed limit" is 75-79km/h. You are breaking the law, but know the bounds of where you won't get caught. You are still, however, breaking the law.