Will you be applauding? I’m all for the legal drinking age being lowered to 18, and I have more valid points than fingers to count on – but rather than get too excessive over the matter. I just plucked out some of my strongest points to unwrap today.
• Think of it like this – when you know you can’t have something without breaking the law, the curiosity is often too potent to be a law-abiding citizen. Under age drinking is a major problem, and it mostly boils down to this curiosity and not only that, but because the under age are not fully aware of the level of tolerance when it comes to alcohol – many fail at the first taste by drinking too much; why? Because who knows when the next time will be to try the ‘forbidden fruit’.
If the laws were relaxed and alcohol wasn’t seen as a ‘forbidden fruit’, drinkers of 18, 19 and 20 would be less curious and less likely to push the boundaries of tolerance.
• It is a statistical fact that in countries where the legal drinking age is lower than here in the States, there are also fewer drink-related issues.
• Under 21s are going to drink alcohol anyway – so wouldn’t it be better for them to do so in a safer environment like public houses and restaurants? Or will they have to continue taking huge risks by hiding out in disused buildings, parks and dunes? Places where if something happens it might be impossible for emergency services to find them in time.
I have an open-mind, which is why I would love to hear your ‘for’ or ‘against’ on the debate over the legal age of drinking.
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