The drinking age is 18 in 65% of the world. The lowest drinking age in the world is 15, but some countries don’t even have a limit. There are many pros and cons to lowering the drinking age. In the U.S there are some state-by-state expectations like consumption at home, under adult supervision, and medical necessity. In the United States, the legal majority for almost everything else is 18. For example, the voting age, enrolling in the military, and you can get married or signing almost any legal document without a parents consent when you turn 18.
By the time 60% of people are 18 they would have had at least one alcoholic drink. That shows that most people already drink alcohol. I think that part of so many underage people drinking is the thrill of breaking the law. If we lowered the drinking age then it could solve many more problems. People tend to use fake I.Ds and can get in more trouble because they are doing more illegal stuff.
I think the drinking age should be lowered. I think it will help stop someone from drinking and driving accidents, I say this because if you are allowed to drink then you can stay wherever you are drinking whereas if you are underage then you would have to drive home or leave before anything happens. If you are allowed to get drafted into the military, you should be able to decide what you put in your body. One of the biggest reasons was that kids would show up to school drunk, I think that if a student comes to school with alcohol in them then they could get a public intoxication and should be sent home.
Do you think that the drinking age should be lowered?
If so what age do you think it should be lowered to?
Why do you think the drinking age should be lowered/stay the same?
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I feel the drinking age should be lowered but not to 18. i feel the age should be changed to 19 as the seniors in highschool could not drink until they turn 19. if you were in the milatary at ages 18 to 20 and you just got back from overseas wanting a drink then you cant as its illeagl. so in my opinion the drinking age should be lowred to 19.
I agree it should only go as low as 18.
I think that the legal drinking age should not be lowered. I think this because it is not a good habit and should not be started at young ages. I think the age should stay the same so that way there can be less acciedents on the roads. It is a shame that underage drinkers do die from accidents but it is there choice.
I understand where you are coming from but as 18-year-olds you should be able to make your own decisions.
I don't think that the drinking age should be lowered for the fact that you could then be bring it into the school even tho you aren't supposed to. Also I think that if you lower the drinking age more of the younger kids are going to be asking the older classmen to get something to drink.
Not very many high schoolers would be able to drink, it would only be those who are 18. Some kids don't even turn 18 until after they graduateate high school.
I honestly don't think that lowering the drinking age to something like 18 would play much of a difference. Many people in high school already drink. I can see both sides to this, however I don't think that it would be worth all of the fuss to lower it or not.
I understand your reasoning, but I think that if you are able to go into the war you should decide what to put in your body.
I think that the drinking age should be lowered becasue if I a man can be sent off to war at the drop of a hat i should be allowed to drink some beer.
I agree.
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