Do you remember your first taste of alcohol? How old were you? Twenty-one? All 50 states currently demand that their citizens reach age 21 before they can legally drink. But there's a growing movement that says mandatory minimum laws may do more harm than good. When determining the right date when a young person can take one of their final steps towards personal responsibility and freedom, what's the right answer?
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18-20 Year-Olds are Adults. Period.
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Willing to die for country and never taste alcohol?
I completely agree with the above post. How is it that we believe 18 year olds are mature enough to enlist in the military, to fight and die for our country......and yet, not mature enough to drink alcohol? If they are too young and immature to make up their own minds about alcohol use, why do we believe they are mature enough to make up their minds about serving, war and death? I believe that if a man or woman decides to, in my opinion, take on one of the hardest jobs out there, they at least deserve a beer when they get back. I think that is the least amount of respect they deserve.
- michecrawfo1
October 19, 2008 11:00PM
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