Drinking age lowered to 18?

[Tex :)]

Haha, BAD IDEA!

[fido123]

Originally Posted by MystictheHedgehog

I agree with foilman and [TeRa]. Alcohol just needs to be made illegal.

I strongly disagree. I think I may enjoy drinking (Not to get drunk) so just because there are idiots who abuse it makes it so nobody can have it? Alcohol has no negative benefits if you drink it responsibly, also they tried making it illegal in the 30's...look how that turned out, mob fights and murders everywhere for the sake of smuggling it.

[MystictheHedgehog]

Originally Posted by Callipygian

Instead of losing all control by relegating drinks and drugs to the illegal domain, the US government should probably use more resources to control alcohol and drugs use, give decent education and information, offer good and affordable care to addicts, invest in preventive measures to detect and treat alcohol or drugs abuse in an early stage etc.

Sorry, but the fact remains on this that if the government can't even provide a decent education everywhere for just normal k-12, then I don't want to see money invested in information and education in alcohol. I know education is the state government's priority, but I don't know about other places, Memphis's school system is absolutely terrible. All the school's are over-crowded, there aren't enough teachers because they get paid so poorly, and they can't even build more schools because there isn't any money for it. I want to see problems like this fixed before anything goes into the enforcement and rehabilitation of those that drink. There isn't any way that a school that's limit is 2000 kids should have 2000 freshman alone.

EDIT: fido, you hit the point. For those that drink it RESPONSIBLY. There aren't enough of those that would to even consider bringing the drinking age down for one. Yeah, outlawing it isn't the smartest idea due to the panic, but I at least would love to see more control over it...after the screwed up schools get fixed.

[foilman8805]

You can only imagine why they had to smuggle alcohol, right?

It was generally the ones who were addicted, or those looking to make a profit off of those who were addicted.

[fido123]

They made their profit off of selling it to 'Speakeasies' which were pretty much secret bars. Alcoholics weren't the only one there as people would just go there like it was a normal bar, just a bit more risk involved.

[x After Dawn x]

The drinking age is, and has always been, 18 here.

[25thhour]

There is no way that alcohol would become illegal. And I really don't think that they should make it illegal just because of some dumb ass kids drinking and driving and getting some innocent people killed. Talk some sense into those retards.

[u9hq5yqh]

This really isn't a big deal if your Canadian, just another year =D

[korny]

I received a text this morning that had a number for you to call and vote. So of course i voted yes.

[sarahxjane]

I believe it should stay at 21.

It's 19 here, and I feel it should be raise to 21.

No one knows how teenagers will react. Will they really consume less if it's even more available, or will it backfire and accidents increase?

I still say it should be illegal for those under 21.

[Netjet!]

Originally Posted by sarahxjane

I believe it should stay at 21.

It's 19 here, and I feel it should be raise to 21.

No one knows how teenagers will react. Will they really consume less if it's even more available, or will it backfire and accidents increase?

I still say it should be illegal for those under 21.

Lol alcohol at work?

[super kid]

I say bring back the eighteenth amendment to the United States.

[MrRubix]

I advocate making the drinking age 18.


Will elaborate if anyone cares.

[devonin]

I still say it should be illegal for those under 21.

So we're mature enough to be trained to kill strangers in foreign countries, but we can't have a beer for 3 more years? Classy.

[sarahxjane]

If there was a draft here, I'd be old enough to go to war.

However I would not be old enough to smoke nor drink.

So.

[rzr]

I saw this on CNN. In my opinion, the drinking age should be lowered. Personally, I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs. However, I feel like legalizing all of them, including drinking at 18, will cut back on organized crime.

[devonin]

Originally Posted by sarahxjane

If there was a draft here, I'd be old enough to go to war.

However I would not be old enough to smoke nor drink.

So.

So what? to me that argues for lowering the other ages, not raising them still further. I'm sorry you feel that you are personally too immature to handle these things, but there are plenty of people of -every- age that are not responsible enough to handle all kinds of things like say, having a job, or raising children, or crossing a road on their own.

One anecdotal person who feels they personally wouldn't be prepared to make mature choices about something doesn't argue at all for making it not allowed for someone of their age to make such a choice.

[rzr]

Originally Posted by sarahxjane

If there was a draft here, I'd be old enough to go to war.

However I would not be old enough to smoke nor drink.

So.

I find the military concept funny. In a short time I'll be going to basic training. I find it funny that I can go to basic and be trained to kill, but can't be sent over to do it.

[awein999]

Originally Posted by devonin

So we're mature enough to be trained to kill strangers in foreign countries, but we can't have a beer for 3 more years? Classy.

it's true that's messed up but two wrongs don't make a right. There are already enough young drivers on the road getting into deadly accidents without alcohol being legalized for 18-21 year olds as it is. And there are still plenty of them drinking and driving as it is. Just imagine it when they can get their hands on alcohol legally. It was actually legalized for 18 year olds in the past for the reason you just mentioned, but it was almost immediately moved back up because the amount of deadly car crashes skyrocketed.

maybe they could make it legal for all soldiers in service but keep the drinking age at 21 otherwise...

[devonin]

I've lived in multiple border cities, including the 19/18 border between Ottawa and Hull, and the 19/21 borders between Windsor and Detroit, and Saulte Ste Marie ON, and MI, and given the sheer number of 19 and 20 year olds who drive over the border to get drunk, many of whom attempt to drive home (drunk) who could have stayed home or within walking/cabbing distance of their house is enough to make me think that you may be mistaken about the suggestion that the higher limit makes less people drive drunk.