Drinking Age. News.

[maxama10]

Well, I was watching a documentary.. called the last white hope or some crap.

Was a pro drug one, against the drug war, saying how the CIA used to import coke and what not.


The thing that really had me was when they talked about the laws in amsterdam. Heroin isn't legal but if you're addicted you can go to a free gov't clinic and get CLEAN heroin from the gov't.

Sounds like an awesome use of money to me.

That is definitely something I would not EVER want.

[cdacda13]

As a soon to be College freshman and a 19 year old, I believe lowering the drinking age will change the reputation of alcohol, over time. In the short time, you won't see a change in drinking related deaths. Either I live in an area where the teenagers are smart with their alcohol consummation, or the whole "Teenagers make terrible decisions where drinking" is overblown. My experiences with alcohol is not teenagers don't want to get caught with alcohol, mostly by cops. Most parents know that their child drinks, understand that, and while some worry, most parents believe that they have taught their children well enough.

[maxama10]

and it should be your choice as a free human being to experience these things in moderation.

Maybe. Then again most people are retarded and can't control themselves. So... where to draw the line?


how about with alcohol

[cdacda13]

Story for those who want to read it

[maxama10]

thanks, guess I should have posted one originally.

[ThePixelGuru]

The drinking age is 21. 18 year olds want to drink. If you make the drinking age 18, 16 year olds will want to drink.

The solution is to remove the limit and have parents actually teach their kids some damn responsibility. Too bad you can't legislate parental responsibility.

[pmstc]

The drinking age is 21. 18 year olds want to drink. If you make the drinking age 18, 16 year olds will want to drink.

The solution is to remove the limit and have parents actually teach their kids some damn responsibility. Too bad you can't legislate parental responsibility.

qft.


edit: for the record, 16 year olds want to drink.

[ThePixelGuru]

qft.


edit: for the record, 16 year olds want to drink.

Fair enough, I should have said more 16 year olds.

[Nick E]

I'm going for parental responsibility. They have it in Europe. Why can't more parents do it here? I know just this weekend, I went to a party, engaged in quite a lot of drinking. I sure as hell wasn't driving anywhere though. In addition to that, the parent that was there took everybody's keys to make sure they didn't leave. Which is good, but shouldn't be necessary I think.

[pmstc]

Fair enough, I should have said more 18 ? year olds.

I don't know. Most people that I know that drink at 18 were drinking at 16 as well. I personally didn't drink until I was 18, but that had nothing to do with the law (well... obviously... since it's still illegal for me to drink).

It had more to do with personal morals and not wanting to destroy my liver before it even got a chance to finish developing..

I don't think it would be any easier for a 16 year old to obtain alcohol if the drinking age was 18 than it would be for them at 21.

[behemoth]

Yeah it would.

16 and 18yr old are mixed in highschools.


I know at 16, i knew enough 21yr olds, but a hell of a lot more 18yr olds.

[mr.mag218]

i have 2 mip's (minor in posession) that i've served a year of probation and paid well over 1500 for. i don't think a DUI even cost this much. not to mention the 4 classes i've had to go to. i'd love to see the drinkin age braught down to 18. im re-enlisting for the air force as soon as im off probation, so if i can fight for my country i should be able to get drunk in it right?

[Lohman446]

i have 2 mip's (minor in posession) that i've served a year of probation and paid well over 1500 for. i don't think a DUI even cost this much. not to mention the 4 classes i've had to go to. i'd love to see the drinkin age braught down to 18. im re-enlisting for the air force as soon as im off probation, so if i can fight for my country i should be able to get drunk in it right?

If the goal of drinking is to get drunk you are not helping the argument that 18 year olds are responsible (then again, there are a lot of far older who are not).

And DUI, by the time you are done, are way over $1500 I am sure - though not from personal experience.

[behemoth]

Not from first had experience, but good buddy of mine is already way past 1500

Plus jail time, plus court costs, plus re-instatement fees and high risk insurance, and generalyl straightening your life out.

[Avianrave]

Now what kind of government actually puts a policy that makes sense?

What would be a great policy, would be to actually hand out alcohol to college kids on a weekly basis. Make it enough to get drunk, but not a lot. People who don't drink can sell it or trade it to the people who wish to drink more. That would provide some incentive for some kids not to drink, because then they get a constant stream of money.Those who wish to drink moderately do so with little expense, so they don't end up spending more money then they want to on alcohol. Then you have your heavy drinkers, who will pay a little less then what they normally do.