Under age drinking

[Urban_Squrill]

What do you think about it. Should we lower the legal age to 18?

I think its kinda stupid when high schoolers go out and drink.

[Mike]

It was 18 a few years back. (Well, many years back). I think the United States has one of the highest ages in the world, yet we still have kids drinking and what not.

I think the age should be dropped to 18, but every state should switch to a zero tolerance policy. (Well, a .002 policy).

[originel]

i agree with mike, i think it should be lowered to 18. basically i feel that once you are an adult then you should have that right. And another thing is that people say "those people will just go wild with it and not know how to control it". well here's my thoughts (coming from personal experience), whenever you first start drinking you have no idea how to control it, so it doesn't matter what age you start, you're still going to have issues with it for a while. also if the drinking age is 18 then a lot of people will be able to start drinking while still in high school (hear me out, i think this is a good thing). obviously school's should have a zero tolerance policy for being drunk/drinking at school, BUT this allows people to first learn about alcohol while living with their parents who will be there to help them (kinda like driving).

i also like the lower alcohol blood level idea. 0.07 is enough so that i think i would have troubles driving.although .002 is too low for error's sake. maybe .02 tho

[brandon184]

Should we lower the legal age to 18?

What for? Who gains?

[Urban_Squrill]

I agree. with mike. and the other one.

[brandon184]

Those reasons rank right up there with what I heard recently when the province I lived in danced with the idea of lowering our drinking age from 19 to 18 - which was that more students might be inclined to go to University here if the drinking age was similiar to other provinces with drinking ages of 18.

IMO - If you're choosing post-secondary institutions based on the local drinking age, you've got some major issues.

[Creatures]

here it's 16 for beer, 18 for the rest (burnt things or soft drinks etc.)

to be honest i never drank beer, it just smells terrible.

but 14 year old kids change their school-ID to get beer, it's kind of sick, what is so good about it? does it make you look cool? same about smoking, it's just stupid

Creatures

[Urban_Squrill]

Some people just need to learn their lessions to drink.

[brandon184]

Well, just because the drinking age is 21 doesn't mean they won't learn their lessons.

Lowering it to 18 under the premise that it's so that people can experiment and try it (therefore, encouraging it) at a younger age probably isn't the best idea. Not only is it not the best idea - it's an excuse that people who would oppose the idea would laugh hysterically at.

[Optimus Prime]

It's 18 over here...

[Detritus]

I would probably vote to lower it, but I do agree that it should be coupled with a 0 tolerance policy. If that didn't happen I don't think it should be lowered... here kids just hop the border to Winsor where the drinking age is 19.

[Jonty]

I can't believe that it's 21 for drinking - what ages is it to do other things in the US?

[Warthog]

18 - buy guns

You can't drink but you can buy a weapon w00t
(21 for handgun and handgun ammo)

Warthog

[Redwolf]

Yeah, a rifle is for 18, a handgun for 21. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.................


18 to smoke.

15 to drive (w/permit)

16 to drive (w/limited liscense), also to drive out of state

18 to drive w/out restrictions

What else..ummm...

17 to see Adult-rated films

17 to see R-rated movies (some really stupid theatres make that 18)

[Lemon[H]ead]

This will not affect me in *counts fingers* 9 days.

I'm all smug about turning 18 soon

[M_Six]

At 18 you can vote for the President, join the military, get sent to war, and die for your country. But God forbid you touch alcohol. The horror, the horror.

[Chuckiechan]

Don't drink your gun!

I think it should stay at 21.

The 17 to 25 year age bracket is the most dangerous years even without alcohol. Many bad things happen. Unplanned pregnancies, auto accidents, dangerous errors in judgement (leading to paralysis, STD's, jail, and dental problems from "unfunny jokes"). The list goes on.

You will be old longer than you will be young, so why fogg it up with booze?

[Optimus Prime]

Originally posted by Lemon[H]ead
This will not affect me in *counts fingers* 9 days.

I'm all smug about turning 18 soon

Another... 10 months for me until i'm 18 .

[phenious]

Im for lowering it as well but I also think there needs to be some modifications to other laws first. One is harder to get your licence. A year course where you have to log a ton of hours with an instructor (not your parents). And take lots of written tests so you know what your doing on the roads. Raise the driving age to 18. Their are no learners permits, only time you get behind the wheel is with your instructor. Once you get your licence you are good. Test would be an hour or so, not the 10 minute test I had where they saw if I could park between cones and then let me go. Set a beer limit @ 16 or 17. Hard Alcohol @ 18. Let them get used to drinking before they get a hold of ther licences.

my $0.02

-: phenious :-

-: phenious :-

[Theophylact]

It's not drunk kids that are the problem, but drunk drivers. I think we should raise the driving age to 21...