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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that drinking age should be reduced. If someone is old enough to die for their country, get married or elect a president, why can't they be trusted with a beer or a glass of cheap wine on their wedding days. I didn't grow up in the US, so the 21 limit mystifies me.

At the same time, and given the law, I am absolutely parents throwing 'drinking' parties for kids who should not be drinking by law. And if I found out that DCs were at such a party, hell would break loose.

But no, I am also against throwing  such parents in jail. Other creative solutions should be found.[/quote]

Okay, we get it - you said it a few times already.  18yr olds should be allowed to drink.  [b]If you feel that strongly about it, do what these parents/police did and start a bill.[/b]  Go ahead and see how far that goes. [/quote]

They asked their [i]state [/i]legislators for a bill. But the drinking age of 21 is basically a [i]federal[/i] law.

Also, there certainly are people/organizations who think that the drinking age of 21 is a bad idea. A group of university presidents, for example.

I am not the PP you're responding to.

But really, it's not so much that 18-year-olds should be allowed to drink, it's -- how come we allow 18-year-olds to do all of these other adult things with immense consequences, but we don't allow 18-year-olds to buy beer? If you have a good answer for that question, please provide it.[/quote]

Teens who drink heavily are three times more likely to try and hurt themselves (self-harm, attempt suicide etc.) than those who don't.

They are five times more likely to have unprotected sex and four times more likely to have perform a sexual assault.  In 80% of all sexual assault cases, the underage girl had been drinking.

The 3 leading causes of death for 15 to 24-year-olds are automobile crashes, homicides and suicides – alcohol is a leading factor in all 3.

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