2006-11-21 01:15:09 · 21 answers · asked by philip s 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Responsibility can't be age related. I was married at 19 and my husband was 18. We both work with young people now and some of them behave responsibly and some still need to be nurtured. I know some adults who abuse alcohol and some young people who are sensible with drink. The same applies to voting, driving and sex. There will never be the right age of consent because some people are more or less responsible than others.
2006-11-21 01:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by tah75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drinking-yes to the age of 21. Driving also to age 21. Sex should be within a marriage anyway but raised to age 18. We have far too many laws so it will be difficult to enforce these. Voting can stay as it is.
2006-11-21 09:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by Birdman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving should be 18. 16 year olds have no idea what a huge responsibility this is. They have people's lives in their hands. They should be allowed to drive to/from work if they have a job & no passengers unless they are carpooling to/from work.
Voting....doesn't really matter. Nothing life or death here.
Drinking should stay 21.
There is no "legal" age for sex unless you are having sex w/an adult.
2006-11-21 09:18:57 · answer #3 · answered by IMHO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. Where i am from the following implies:
Sex 16 to give consent but you can still be charged with rape.
Driving 16 learners and 18 permit
Voting 18
Drinking 18
2006-11-21 09:20:34 · answer #4 · answered by Osunwole Adeoyin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes yes yes and yes. I saw something yesterday about reducing the age of consent to 14, how ridiculous.
2006-11-21 09:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Summerbreeze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sex is within marriage
at the age a man can enlist which is 18 he should be able to drink and drive and vote
2006-11-21 09:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No ... It wouldn't make any difference anyway. Kids will still do everything they can secretly and get away with it till someone gets hurts.
I would definitely laugh if they wanted to lower it.... Heck kids now complain about spelling tests, chores and keeping their room clean, what the hell would they do if they had voting and drinking stress on them.... LOL !!
2006-11-21 09:49:23 · answer #7 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with the exception of voting would it make any real difference ?people do these things under the age of consent anyway.
2006-11-21 09:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by smiler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-21 09:18:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Raise them all to 35.
2006-11-21 09:18:47 · answer #10 · answered by Jon B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋