Most places in Europe are like that because they have such strict penalties if you act stupid with it.Originally Posted by call me Karl with a K
Most places in Europe are like that because they have such strict penalties if you act stupid with it.
I agree, they should raise the age of eligibility for operating a motor vehicle to 18.
at the right that johnny howard is harrasing the aussies, in time we will be allowed to underage drink/vote at a legal age.
First of all, trying to raise the age to fight in the military is idiotic. If one can vote, they can support what they vote for. The age to enlist is just fine like it is. By the way, you can't enlist when you're 17 unless you have permission from parents, so that argument is moot anyway.
I can see the logic in arguing that if people are old enough to be in the military, they're old enough to drink. However, you've also got to consider that serving in the military reflects a certain amount of honor and responsibility, a responsibility and maturity that quite frankly usually aren't present in the typical 18-year-old. So I can understand being legally able to drink if you ARE in the military, but there are even more arguments to be made against the legal drinking age bring brought down to 18 across the board.
Being in the military does not make you honorable.
From what I hear in january Vermont is changing it's drinking age back to 18.
Vermont > all
I say raise the drinking age to fiftyfive.
In all reality, I think I would support a legal drinking age of 18. It's consistent with everything else, and it just makes sense.
If I can go to war and kill people why can't I drink beer?
I actually agree with this. The drinking age is 21, because teenagers are irresponcible, even at 18. 21 isn't much better, but at least most have some life experience by then. Same goes with the military. I think most 18-year olds lack the maturity be a responcible soldier. Note I said most, not all.
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This all happens just about all the time around here.
A few weeks ago some kids aged 14-17 died in a horrible crash because they were drink driving.
I don't think that changing the drinking age will stop underage people from drinking.
It isn't really a problem of underage people drinking, I think, it's just some people are irrisponsible.
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18 is legal in my country.
Wow, me too. Our countries must be alike in almost every way.
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I agree. I despise the military, but I'm still an honorable person.
And I agree. The enlistment age should be risen to 21, and the driving age risen to 18.
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NO. That would just add to the list of things I'm old enough to do, yet don't for one reason or another...
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