Do you think the drinking age should be 18 again?

[Bettacreek]

I disagree with the age that they steal kids away to be murdered. And, I disagree with allowing 18 year olds to drink. Actually, if anything, I think they should make you wait LONGER. Most people (guys especially, no offense) are just, well, not fully there at age 18, and half of them aren't even mature enough at age 21. That's exactly why the military targets that age-group, because for the most part, they're full of hormones and usually don't have families.

[xanaxez]

i say no due to the fact that as alot of people know when you are 18 you are arrogant, cocky and think you know everything and are 10ft tall and bullet proof so why add to a fire that is already burning lol. must 18 year olds as for myself back in the day when i was 18 are very irresponsible to begin with and when you drink go to a party/ballgame or something most of them drink anyways and you see alot of deaths by teens or drunk driving teens. look at this scenario all teens love summer time due to 4th of july and graduation and all want to go to a party beach of somesort like myrtle beach,cancun,miami beach,panamacity,venus,and so on and now you have40% more people drinking,fighting,driving and being careless and irresponsible. to many people lose there lives or loved ones to drunk drivers every year and to allow the drinking age back to 18 will only cost more lives and more kids being sent to prison for involuntary muder/ by death of a motor vehicle.

[Gloryhound]

I disagree with the age that they steal kids away to be murdered. And, I disagree with allowing 18 year olds to drink. Actually, if anything, I think they should make you wait LONGER. Most people (guys especially, no offense) are just, well, not fully there at age 18, and half of them aren't even mature enough at age 21. That's exactly why the military targets that age-group, because for the most part, they're full of hormones and usually don't have families.

Last time I checked our military was completely voluntary!

I was very proud to serve my country, as was my sister, my wife, my father, all of my uncles, some of my cousins, my grandfather, and my great grandfather. I am also very proud that my brother still serves today and is scheduled for his next deployment around the 2nd of the year. I can trace my ancestry back through every war that this country has been in and in every single one of them and the policing actions we have been in a member of my family has been there! I am very proud to say my family is willing to die not only for our own freedom, but the freedom of people who can't or are to cowardly to fight for their own freedoms. I believe the only greater sacrifice a person can make is dying for their God. While I hope my daughter serves I also hope she gets an education and can serve as an officer instead of the line of grunts she comes from.

[mainbutter]

I think the drinking age for beer and wine(maybe a limit of ABV of 14%) should be 18 or 19. I can see arguments for it being 19, it would help prevent high school graduation parties with tons of drinking and kids going overboard.

I'm sure someone in the past 11 pages of this thread has pointed out that most of the world (just look at canada and europe) has a drinking age of 18 or 19. No one from those countries that I've talked to thinks that their drinking age needs to be raised to 21. Granted, most young kids in some countries like france or the UK don't have cars, or even drive at all, and the biggest risk for a younger drinking age is drinking and driving.

I've always been a proponent of stricter drinking and driving penalties. I support a first infraction of above 0.08% getting you a steep fine($10k+), and a second losing your license for 10 years, short jailtime, and another steep fine.

I like that Minnesota has a zero-tolerance policy of drinking and driving for people under 21. If you register any kind of drinking on a test (none of this .08% limit for people of age), you get arrested.

[python.princess]

I think the drinking age for beer and wine(maybe a limit of ABV of 14%) should be 18 or 19.

And liquors should still have the age limit of 21? Can you please explain this? I'm curious.

[Bettacreek]

Last time I checked our military was completely voluntary!

Umm, when did I say anything about whether or not our military crew was there by choice? I said that the government TARGETS the younger age group (I believe it's 18-25). Hence the reason why the commercials show kids with their parents, not 35 year old men with wives and children. It's also the reason why they can be found recruiting in our public high schools.

[Thor26]

The drinking age should definately be set to 18 or 19 because in this day and age if your determined enough anyone can get booze.

[snakecharmer3638]

The drinking age should definately be set to 18 or 19 because in this day and age if your determined enough anyone can get booze.

So the solution is, just because anyone can get it, we should make it easier. Sorry that just does not make any sense.

[norm]

21 is an arbitrary number. Nothing in the constitution sets age requirements for alchohol. Many countries have no age requirement for alchohol.

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