Lowering the drinking age

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Lowering the drinking age There has been a lot of debate when it comes to the legal drinking age here in US. When it comes to law, there is always an opinion, some are for it and some are against. When it comes to the legal drinking age being 21 we are totally against it. Legal drinking age varies by country. Lets see some of the reasons as to why we think the legal drinking age in US should be 18 and not 21. You deside.

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Lowering the drinking age

There has been a lot of debate when it comes to the legal drinking age here in US. When it comes to law, there is always an opinion, some are for it and

some are against. When it comes to the legal drinking age being 21 we are totally against it. Legal drinking age varies by country. Lets see

some of the reasons as to why we think the legal drinking age in US should be 18 and not 21. You

deside.

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World drinking ages91% of countries allow to drink alcohol at age 18 and 4.5% at

21Just think about this!

No drinking age

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AlbaniaArmeniaAzerbaijanComorosEquatorial GuineaFijiGabonGhanaGuinea-BissauJamaicaKyrgyuzstanMoroccoSolomon Islands*Swaziland*TogoTongaViet Nam

AntiguaBarbadosBelgiumGeorgiaGermanyGreece*LuxembourgMaltaNorway*PolandPortugalSpain (16 in Asturias)

Cyprus AlgeriaArgentinaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelizeBermudaBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBulgariaCameroonCanada (19 in some provinces)Cape VerdeCentral African RepublicChileChinaColumbiaCongo, Republic ofCosta RicaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgypt*El SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFinlandFranceGuatemalaGuyanaHungaryIndonesiaIrelandIsraelJamaicaKazakhstanKenyaLatviaLesotoLithuaniaMalawiMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMozambiqueNamibiaNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorway*PanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhillippinesRussiaSamoaSeychellesSingaporeSlovak RepublicSouth AfricaSpain (16 in Asturias)St. MaartenSweden*ThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyTurkmenistanUgandaUkraneUnited Kingdom (age 5 with parents)UruguayVanuatuVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe

NicaraguaSouth Korea

IcelandJapanParaguay

FijiPakestanPalauSri LankaUnited States

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People at 18 year old in US has the right to vote, and serve in the military. If an 18 year old can make up their mind as to who the potential leader of the country should be and take a bullet for

their country, they should have every right to purchase and drink alcohol.

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If you are legal to get married at the age of 18 and end up getting married, you are not allowed to drink in your own wedding? That

doesn’t sound right

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An 18 year old is considered an adult and can be tried in court if he makes false judgment and commits a crime. So an 18 year old

is capable of making every other decision as an adult but is incapable of making a decision whether or not they should drink?

The 21 year old age limit for alcohol consumption sounds somewhat hypocritical.

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Anyone under 21 sees alcohol as a “forbidden fruit.” The curiosity leads to more people under the age of 21 drinking anyway. If drinking is made legal for the 18 and older, it will serve much better as the curiosity isn’t as high and the fruit

isn’t forbidden anymore.

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People under the age of 21 tend to drink more when they get hold of alcohol because of the uncertainty as to when they might be able to drink again.

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When drinking is made legal for anyone under the age of 21 and over 18, drinking takes place in public. It can

then be supervised by police, security guards and health workers as well.

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Whether the legal drinking age is 21 or 18, there are going to be problems related to alcohol. And making 21 the legal age to drink doesn’t solve that problem. As a matter of fact, this

is one of the reason why we see so many alcohol related deaths among teens. They get their hands on alcohol and

get overly intoxicated as they are never sure if they will have

access to this forbidden fruit ever again until they are 21.

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Fun fuctIt's The Law!

Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container

can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.

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Mom : John now that you are out of high school, what do you plan on doing? College?

John : Actually I am thinking of joining the military.(John is old enough to make a decision and enlist in the army)

Dad : Hey John, you are 19 years old. Don’t you think its time you get an apartment or something?

John Doe : Yeah, I am looking.(John is an adult and families have a conceived notion that once kids are over 18, they should move on with

their own lives and get on their foot)John : Hey mom, dad. I have been seeing this girl for 4 years and I think I

want to marry her.Mom : You can’t marry now. You and she are only 19!

John Doe : I would hate to go against your wish but I am an adult and I have the right to marry if I want. Besides she is pregnant.(John is an

adult and yes he does have the right to marry and make that decision)

Mom : John, I don’t appreciate you drinking before you are 21.(Drunk) John Doe : Whatever mom. I am an adult and I am going to do

whatever I want.(John is a rebel and feels his adulthood is in stake by not having the

opportunity to make his own decision on whether or not he should drink. Result : family tension, underground drinking, drinking problems. This leads to one problem after another and in worst case alcohol related

death)

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Well, that’s a great law! We an adults enough to move out, marry against

parents, will and yes enlist in the army. But we aren’t old enough to drink?