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Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21?
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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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lower it!
wowwww. This is some of the stupidest replies i have ever seen in my life. Its sorry that most people in the US sit on their behinds in doors or working from home or not even working at all. While other people like the men and women who fight for our lives are out there serving for our country losing arms and legs in every kind of weather. Most of you are self centered and inconsiderate. Newsflash! Not every young adult abuses alcohol. Yea there is a certain amount of idiots out there but there is the same amount as 40 year olds as well. Just a little input for all of you who think that this law even really applies- with the way social newtworking and technology is, it is not hard to find someone over 21 to buy an underage person alcohol. there are thousands ways around it. fake identification- very easy. jsut as simple as calling up someone 21 and saying hey meet me at the store i need a 6 pack. they buy it and put it in the car and then you meet them somewhere else to get it. wow that was hard huh. go to a party and theres plenty for everyone so keep the drinking higher it doesnt really matter. raise it to the age of 30 , it still wont matter. i am not speaking for myself because preferably i do not like the way alcohol taste, it is disgustiong, but i will speak for the men and women who do like and deserve it. because 18-20 year olds are adults and they deserve just as much freedom as anyone else. k thanks.
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the constitution guarantees
the constitution guarantees the full rights of a united states citizen at age 18; this includes the ability to enter into contract and to vote. At 18 you can die for your country but you can't enjoy a beer? If a case were ever to come before the supreme court the law would be struck down so fast.
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yes the drink age should be lowered from 21.Because below 21 a person is not fully matured for drinking. hands free toilet
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the drinking age.
your brain is not done delevoping at 18, and changes signifigantly until it finishes developing in your mid twenties. your lungs are done developing at 18, so if you want to smoke and ruin them, then go ahead. also, the federal drinking age is 18, so if your in the military you can drink on base if your under 21. lowering the drinking age would also encourage more teenagers to drink at parties, and increase the accident rate of people under age 21.
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get rid of the drinking laws
Drinking laws are nanny-state nonsense. The government should drop all laws that involve private, personal, individual choices. The state is a coercive third party that should protect its citizens' rights, not violate them by banning a peaceful, non-criminal activity.
Lower the Drinking Age
I think 21 is a fairly arbitrary limit. We tell 18 year olds that they are old enough to smoke cigarettes , vote , serve in the military , serve on a jury, be held fully responsible for their actions, but not drink. One of the comments said that lowering the drinking age to 18 would encourage 15-17 year olds to drink, but in reality many of these kids already do.
For many people, part of the attraction of drinking is that it is not allowed. I think it also encourages kids to excess when they are able to get a drink and this is an even more dangerous state than a few drinks. I think we should continue to prohibit intoxication, but allow adults the right to make adult decisions. I think they are doing it anyway.
The United States should lower the drinking age to 18.
Most states in the nation adopted a minimum drinking age of 21 soon after federal passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which required states to maintain a minimum drinking age of 21 in order to avoid a reduction in federal highway funds. The original intention of the law was to reduce the incidents of alcohol-related accidents among people under 21. But since passage of this legislation, and the raising of the drinking age in many states, the percentage of people who drink between the ages of 18 to 20 has skyrocketed. Many say the prohibitions have actually encouraged secretive binge drinking, more dangerous behavior, and less educational programming targeting this age group. Respected law enforcement officials and university presidents have recently called for changes in the federal law to permit states to lower the drinking age.
It's time for the nation to repeal these Prohibition-era laws and adopt a more intelligent, progressive, and educational approach to drinking among younger adults. These laws simply don't work, they aren't enforceable any longer, and if anything they are counterproductive. Literally millions of responsible young adults are already consuming alcohol and that's not going to change . What we need to do is stop wasting the taxpayers money chasing, charging and prosecuting responsible young adults who want to have a beer, and start putting the money where it ought to be, in promoting smart education about responsible drinking, and in pursuing far more serious criminals, including those at all ages who drive under the influence of alcohol and drugs .
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War
The best argument I've heard for the drinking age to be 18 is.
You can go to war at 18, I think you should be able to have a beer too.
MLDA 21 hypocritical
It's hypocritical to hold people criminally responsible and possibly draft them into the military at age 18, but to then turn around and tell them they're too young to have a sip of wine or beer at a baseball game for three more years.
I charge forward recklessly, leaving chaos in my wake.
This is a stupid argument!
You can kill yourself with Tabacco legally before 21 and you can be thrown into an uneeded war and be killed before you are 21. Either lower the age or change the system.
the only argument to fight is the driving fatalities and this is how
yes we all know the argument, age of majority vs safety of citizens. or or examine the argument with the core democratic values of
for lower age=pursuit of equality, liberty, Justice vs common good and Life=current age.
Now when does the law go too far into the rights of people??? Yes this law is used to save people so it says and lets say that tougher enforcement, idea of dd and realization that drunk driving is bad, change in alcy advertising had no effect on the lowering of fatalities and that is all based on the drinking age even if canada had similar effects even though no change in drinking age happened.
Ok lets hold this true. Now everyone who uses this as there major arguement let me ask u if u would also support all this legistlation with the same idea as the 21 year old age based on the safety of people based on there psych/physiological needs. Heres my idea: Any person with prehypertension(above average blood pressure) or is classified as unhealthy would be not allowed to buy or consume: fast food , soft drinks, candy, cigarettes etc and is shown on their license whether these things can be bought or not.
AGE DISCRIMINATION is what the drinking age is and what I have proposed is HEALTH DISRCIMINATION which doesnt exist yet IT IS THE SAME CONCEPT but should be even more acceptable bc the health benefits are great but the right to freedom is limited. but people would then buy these things for there unhealthy friends and then penalties would be stiffened and bam its the same idea as drinking age lol. but MANY MORE TIMES people would be saved by this law extending life expectancy by years. and if u can say that that idea would work then wow freedom is not something of any importance to you.
The truth is there is immature people at every age who make mistakes and people die oh yah lets not forget eveyone dies anyways but people die and
underage adults and adolescents will always drink and you know why bc its an excuse to be..., and just like in other adults drinking Moderately, increases extroversion, open to new experience, agreeableness and lowers neuroticism (Big 5 personality) allowing people to be more social thats why many a people underage or not drink simply put its fun
Second Class Citizens
Either the age of majority should be raised to 21 or the drinking law lowered to 18. A minor is not considered to be responisble for their own actions, their parents/or guardian are,
But an adult is presumed under the law to be able to handle their own affairs so by what system or moral ethics is used to refuse to allow an adult citizen the oportunity to purchase a legal substance?
I am from Kentucky we hold on to grudges til the die of old age, then have them stuff and mounted
Do teens really have that much responsibility?
You could technically say porn is legal for 18 year olds, but I think it is worng period.
What I am trying to say is that even when they turn 21, they get crazy and go binge drinking. What does 18s do with beer?
It does not hurt to wait a little longer.
Don't be so quick to judge
18 year olds are allowed to buy and smoke cigarettes and seeing the adults around them and organizations like truth and "live above the influence" keep them from abusing this right. People die of lung cancer from smoking all the time and teens learn about this early on through parents, teachers, counselors etc. Knowing this one cannot automatically assume that 18 year olds will abuse alcohol if it was made legal to them. I think it would help them learn earlier on not to abuse the right because the adults around them will teach them before they go off to live on their own. We can't expect anyone who has been sheltered from something for so long all of a sudden be allowed to do it without abusing it. It's like when a 16 year old gets his/her license, before the license comes the permit. The permit helps them learn right from wrong so that when they do have their license and are put out with innocent pedestrians they have more of an idea of what they're doing and how to do it in the safest way possible. Be keeping all alcohol from anyone under 21 were putting people more at risk of abusing the drug. Even if the law isn't changed from 21 to 18 I believe it should at least be altered to where 18 year olds are allowed to drink when around adults at least.
If you can die
If you can enlist in the army and die for your country at war at the age of 18 then you should definitely be able to enjoy a beer with some buddies.
Alcohol messes with your brain cells
Your brain isn't fully developed until you're 25. Don't you think that you should wait until you're at least 21 before you start messing it up?
Good point
This is the only good argument on the "NO" side of this issue, however 18 year olds are allowed to smoke cigarettes. How is that less harmful?
Most of the world allows drinking at 18 because they are responsible
Come on. We can't be responsible for our debt. We can't be responsible with fetuses. Do you really think an 18 year old, still young at heart, would say no to a binge drinking party?
We are not all irresponsible
I'm 19 and a freshman in college. I'm surrounded by drinking all the time. While I drink on occasion, I would say "No" to a binge drinking party. It's stupid and unsafe. I'm responsible enough to make that decision. It's not that hard. On the contrary, I know adults who drive under the influence of alcohol more often than any of my peers. Age does not determine responsibility. My parents taught me how to be responsible and make safe choices, but that doesn't mean I can't have a little fun now and then. I believe that if the age were lowered, parents would be more apt to teach their children safe drinking habits, rather than complete abstinence from alcohol, which clearly isn't working.
Well that is what YOU chose.
Well good for you for surrounding yourself with good people.
BUT they are too young to drink, and they still have not fully become adult yet, psychologically wise. They are still prone to peer pressure. You can't take the risk
You don't know what adult
You don't know what adult means!
No
In your first argument, you list perceived problems with (presumably) your generation. It is not the exclusive realm of young people to be irresponsible with their debt. I don't know how you can be irresponsible with a fetus,as they tend to be pretty hard to lose, but even so, abortion is hardly the sole realm of those under 21, though they certainly have much more reason to have an abortion. The fact that Americans are irresponsible does not justify punishing young people. Your point that many young people would not say no to a binge drinking party is detrimental to your argument. How many people under 21 die of alcohol poisoning because his friends didn't want to rat him out to authorities that could have saved his life? How many people under 21 attepmt to drive themselves home when they are too drunk because they are afraid of getting caught when they call a cab, or a friend, or their parents, to get home? The artificially high drinking age kills people. As far as peer pressure goes, is there a magic age when you stop caring about peer pressure? I have seen old men peer pressured into doing things they didn't want to. Everyone is prone to peer pressure, not just young people. Your arguments would be better suited to a total ban on alcohol. If you are old enough to live on your own, sign legal contracts, smoke, be tried criminally as an adult, and fight, kill, and die for your country, you are plenty old enough to have a couple beers.
Remeber when states had rights?
The drinking age used to be dependant on the state, but the fed's got involved and passed an act where they would reduce the federal highway funds to any state that didn't raise their age to 21. My guess is that this was probably the result of lobbying by Mothers Against Drunk Driving or some similar group. This is just one more incident where a small number force their will on the masses. We need to settle on an age for legal maturity and 18 seems to be it for everything but drinking. Sure, drunk drivers kill. My brother was killed by a drunk driver. But I think changing the drinking age doesn't help. Education helps and more enforcement helps. While traffic fatalities have remained fairly constant over the past 25 years, the percentage of alcohol related fatalities have been reduced. I believe this has been because of years of education and enforcement rather than the age change. http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-statistics.html
I say this because the reduction was gradual over many years, not a big spike after the age change.
it doesnt matter
i think it should be lowered but not to 18 i think it should be 19 so most are at least out of high school
i am not 21 but im not dumb i can tell when i've had enough i dont drink to see how drunk i can get and i never even think of getting in my truck
we just go out to our camping spot and sit around a fire and bullshit
i know there are a lot lf stupid people out there but there are also a lot of responsible ones
it doesnt matter how high the legal age is people will always be able to find buyers
This idea almost killed me 35 years ago.
We've heard all these arguments before. When Massachusetts lowered the age from 21 to 18 back in '73 or so, the bars overflowed with teenagers. I know...I was one of them. It was a disaster. Don't we learn from our own history? It's like Bill Clinton's repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act back in 1999 -- which was put into place in 1933 to prevent a repeat of the stock market crash of 1929, which ushered in the Great Depression -- we're now repeating those days with another financial disaster in the making! This is insanity! Drinking alcohol is not the same as serving in the military! Or voting!