I don't understand why this makes national news. First of all, the son is nineteen years old and if he wants to live by his own rules then he should not be under the roof of his parents. Also, keeping alchohol in a vehicle is stupid in itself, especially for someone underage... it's an arrest waiting to happen for a young driver. I don't think the mother is not to blame however, calling so much attention to punishing your son will teach your son to not drink alcohol, it will clearly only show your son that you only wish to show your son how many supporters you have, it doens't guarentee it will sway his opinion of alcohol or of discipline techniques. Overall, bad choices on both.