I personally think that since you are a legal adult when you are 18 that you should also be allowed drink alcohol.
2006-06-20 14:23:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, the only thing you are not allowed to do at the age of 18 is drink. You may join the armed forces, decide who is to be leader of the country, have sex with as many people as you want...but you can't have one beer. Tell me how much sense that makes.
2006-06-20 14:58:54 · answer #1 · answered by smart_idiot 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
People who are 21 cannot contain themselves when they drink, what makes you think an 18 year old is gonna have the brains to contain themselves. It will only mean more deaths on the highways. I remember when Wyoming's drinking age was 19 (1984) and all the states were already 21. The Government threatened to take away millions of dollars in road repair if Wyoming did not up the age. They did. I was a bartender at that time and it literally changed over night. And so did the DUIs and car accidents. I know a lot of underage kids drink, but making it legal is not going to solve anything. Good poll by the way.
2016-05-20 06:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. At the age of 18 your allowed to vote, go into the military, etc. etc., but for some unknown reason your not allowed to drink. It's retarded, if the government is going to sit there and tell us we are adults at the age of 18 then they need to give us all the rights of being an adult.
2006-06-20 14:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by navy_chik2004 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I think 18 is a little too young. People are a little more mature when they are 21. Besides, if it was lowered, there would be alcohol users in high school, which could cause problems.
2006-06-20 14:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by Kitty Katt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Teens drink anyway so you might as well lower the age to 18.
2006-06-20 14:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Fred the Wise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can sign up for the military and die in Iraq at age 18, you should be able to drink.
2006-06-20 14:26:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either drop the drinking age, or raise the military age to 21...meet in the middle at 19.5...
2006-06-20 14:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Research tells us that most of our alcohol related incidents-traffic,fights, etc... are in the age range 18-25yrs. Peace.
2006-06-20 14:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by wildrover 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No ! it shouldn't be lowered because look at all the teenagers now that are drinking and out here having recks and killing people.
2006-06-20 14:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by jojo1967 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think if you're old enough to be a soldier and serve our country, you should be allowed to drink.
2006-06-20 14:26:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋