Drinking Age. News.

[Lohman446]

Contextually I took his last response as saracastic actually, and rereading his posts I still do.

Keep in mind I'm of the opinion that the government, on a federal level, has absolutely no business legistlating alchohol, or drugs for that matter.

[Avianrave]

You can't really compare the drinking age of the united states to the drinking age of europe because of two big words: time and culture.

Europe has had their drinking age at 18 for a long, long time; here in the united states it has been 21 for just as long. Suddenly reducing it to 18 won't fix a thing.

The european culture also caters to the drinking age being 18, and the united states' culture caters to a lot of underage binge drinking and general underage alcohol abuse.

It hasn't been 21 for just as long. My parents let me drink because they feel that I'm responsible enough to make my own decisions. Bringing the drinking age down to 18 would also make it so I don't have to listen to their stories about how they were able to legally drink at 18.

One problem about the drinking age is that people remember being able to drink at the age of 18, and they feel bad for us. They then go and break the law buying us alcohol because they pity us.

[JesseB]

Contextually I took his last response as saracastic actually, and rereading his posts I still do.

Keep in mind I'm of the opinion that the government, on a federal level, has absolutely no business legistlating alchohol, or drugs for that matter.

lol maybe so
damn text sarcasm
I never get it....

I guess I know too many people that would smoke a blunt while stumbling down a dark street drunk and then have run from police.

Sounded like a normal story to me....

[Lohman446]

lol maybe so
damn text sarcasm
I never get it....

I guess I know too many people that would smoke a blunt while stumbling down a dark street drunk and then have run from police.

Sounded like a normal story to me....

First time I read it I started to respond to it as written. Halfway through my response I figured surely he was not stupid enough to come off with the "poor me" attitude earlier and then admit it (could be wrong though).

[mr.mag218]

no pitty saught. im simply stating that the punishment doesn't fit the crime. 18 months of probation for a .06? keep in mind i have weekly drug and alcohol testing(12$ per visit) and a PO meeting every month (40$) as well as 2 alcohol classes at my expense(100$ each). not to mention i am a responsible adult as i work 2 jobs and am attending college. after a 16 hour day of solid back breaking labor, if i want to have a beer or 2 i see no harm in it.
i just think that kids with 4.0 gpa's who attend college and get slammed in the court system are being treated unfairly, and that a lower drinking age or atleast some leeway in the punishment department would be a good thing


the story was very sarcastic, and i was not too impaired to function he just smelled booz i was not even admitted a field sobriety test. there is a zero tolerance issue with under 21. oakland county is the worst in the state for underage drinking punishment

[robnix]

no pitty saught. im simply stating that the punishment doesn't fit the crime. 18 months of probation for a .06? keep in mind i have weekly drug and alcohol testing(12$ per visit) and a PO meeting every month (40$) as well as 2 alcohol classes at my expense(100$ each). not to mention i am a responsible adult as i work 2 jobs and am attending college. after a 16 hour day of solid back breaking labor, if i want to have a beer or 2 i see no harm in it.
i just think that kids with 4.0 gpa's who attend college and get slammed in the court system are being treated unfairly, and that a lower drinking age or atleast some leeway in the punishment department would be a good thing


the story was very sarcastic, and i was not too impaired to function he just smelled booz i was not even admitted a field sobriety test. there is a zero tolerance issue with under 21. oakland county is the worst in the state for underage drinking punishment

You're lucky that's all it is. Do some research on DUI/alcohol penalties around the world and you'll find that the U.S. has some of the most lenient punishments there are.

[Lohman446]

no pitty saught. im simply stating that the punishment doesn't fit the crime. 18 months of probation for a .06? keep in mind i have weekly drug and alcohol testing(12$ per visit) and a PO meeting every month (40$) as well as 2 alcohol classes at my expense(100$ each). not to mention i am a responsible adult as i work 2 jobs and am attending college. after a 16 hour day of solid back breaking labor, if i want to have a beer or 2 i see no harm in it.
i just think that kids with 4.0 gpa's who attend college and get slammed in the court system are being treated unfairly, and that a lower drinking age or atleast some leeway in the punishment department would be a good thing


the story was very sarcastic, and i was not too impaired to function he just smelled booz i was not even admitted a field sobriety test. there is a zero tolerance issue with under 21. oakland county is the worst in the state for underage drinking punishment

It should come as no surprise to you that there is zero tolerance where there is no legal use of a substance.

As to most of those - that punishment is what the court system has decided fits the crime, they don't apply it just to you, so it does fit the crime. Don't like the legal system as used today talk to your elected representatives (I doubt you'll get far).

There is also a large difference between going home and having a beer or two before retiring for the evening and being someplace where having a beer or two is followed by a walk home.

Attending college and having a high GPA should not afford one any more rights than someone who dropped out of high school and is working in manual labor.

My point is you made the decision to violate the law. The consequences rest solely at your feet. Its not Oakland counties fault you violated the law. Its not the police officers fault you violated the law. Its not Oakland counties fault the punishment is what it is. All the choices that led to your punishment were your choices. The results of your choices rest at your feet.