Ethics question.

[Hlucn8]

An interesting thing happened on the way to the theatre...
Upon arriving at the Class Six today, (the only place within Swims world where members of his communistic society can buy large amounts of alcohol at a deep discount without taxes), a group of teenagers, obviously near their twenties, approached swim and asked him to buy a bottle. His immediate response was "no", and he kept on walking.
Later, swim began to reflect on his adolescence, and remembered all the times he "fished" for buyers outside the liquor store. He remembered his commitment to himself,(when he was that age),
to always "hook up" oppressed members of society.
My quandary is this; Did swim refuse by matter of law, or out of concern for the youth that was asking him for a bottle? Swim would have no problem sharing some x with friends, or perhaps some smoke, but only to those well known to swim.
So, is swim now a hypocrite, or just becoming a responsible adult?
It's helpful to keep in mind that he thinks alcohol is one of the worst drugs mankind can abuse, (but on occasion uses himself), and would much rather see a young person smoke a j than tip a bottle. But he is still questioning his motives.
What would be swiy's response?

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What an excellent question. You broght a very timely and important moral dilemma to the discussion table. Good for you...