There is much injustice in our legal system. One would argue that some laws are set in place to stop a certain group from achieving something. For the most part I do not agree with this, however, having to be 18 to purchase tobacco products / pornography, 21 to purchase alcohol and gamble holds down those who are under theses ages. These ages are emplaced so that it does not hurt or effect minors. The first time I ever dipped I was 15, and the first time I ever drank on a consistent basis I was 16. Minors will still find their way around the law to get what they want. This is not my problem however. My problem comes with the government setting the age of 21 to purchase alcohol. It is outrageous that no one has stepped up and said lower the drinking age down to 18, or the age where you can serve in the military up to 21. It’s complete bullshit that we have soldiers over in Iraq and Afghanistan shooting enemies at close range, and they can’t even enjoy a cold beer LEGALLY! In my opinion if you want to keep the drinking age where it is at, we should move the age to serve to 21. Maybe this would solve the problem with all of the dumbasses in the United States, just maybe they would like to attend school and get a higher education. Also, how is it fair that someone who is 18 can handle alcohol and serve it but not drink it. Give me a break. Do you actually think your bartender who is under 21 isn’t taking shots on the job?
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Alcohol is the devil in this country. In other countries, like Spain and France, adult mothers and fathers will let their children have a little wine with dinner even if they're young instead of treating it like some evil. This slowly exposes children to alcohol so they learn how to drink it properly, instead of letting them figure it out themselves, American style. That's why here, you have high-schoolers and college kids going crazy and binge drinking when they first start drinking. If you let kids start drinking early, in a controlled environment while teaching them about alcohol, drinking just won't seem as cool to them later on.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your assertions. If someone is old enough to fight, they should be old enough to drink. However, alcohol is a different issue altogether. The current alcohol age of 21 resulted from MADD's (mothers against drunk driving) lobbying. I think that there are valid reasons for the drinking age of 21, yet I do not agree with it. As you stated, minors will always find ways to get what they want, legal or not. I feel that lowering the drinking age would eliminate a lot of the problems associated with the enforcement of drinking laws.
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