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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The ‘70s Tell Their Own Story.
- From GHSA
By Governors Highway Safety Association - The States' Voice on Highway Safety
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Yes, they certainly do.
The reason why the 70's failed is because we simply lowered the drinking age overnight and did nothing beyond that. One of the biggest points I believe Choose Responsibility and even perhaps Amethyst Initiative advocate is education, education, and more education. Bring drinking back into the home under parental supervision, and have 18-20 year olds pass in-depth, hands-on education classes which stress how to drink properly, responsibly, when drinking is appropriate, and more.
Lowering the age and doing nothing else in my opinion can be just as poor of a decision as raising it to 21 and simply hoping it will take care of itself.
- mburmei1
August 20, 2008 6:51PM
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