Not even close to the same thing. He wasn't doing anything illegal, he was underage and not drinking. In MN they let them in all the time, they just don't serve them. I guess they would rather have one of us drive drunk than let an underage dd in.
What I was saying in the other thread was everyone knows marijuana is illegal, so if you're going to smoke you know full well you could get caught. If you're choosing to take that risk, there is no reason to get butthurt if you get caught. No matter how stupid the law is, it's still a law.