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Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:10 am
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:10 am
How this is legal in the United States has always been a mystery to me.
The list of things you are legally allowed to do or are eligible for in this country at 18: Marry, enlist, buy tobacco, vote, jail, death penalty, civil liability, and the list goes on.
Things you can't do: Buy alcohol, gamble (except on Indian Reservations, which are mostly 18).
The list of things you are legally allowed to do or are eligible for in this country at 18: Marry, enlist, buy tobacco, vote, jail, death penalty, civil liability, and the list goes on.
Things you can't do: Buy alcohol, gamble (except on Indian Reservations, which are mostly 18).
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:11 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Agree
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:11 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Nope
16 year olds shouldn't be allowed to drive though IMO.
16 year olds shouldn't be allowed to drive though IMO.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:12 am to Bjorn Cyborg
If you're old enough to die for old glory, you're old enough to take a damn shot of whiskey.
Drinking age is a giant arse farce.
Drinking age is a giant arse farce.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:15 am to Bjorn Cyborg
It may be beside the point, but are there any statistics that show raising the drinking age has helped in any way?
For example, when Louisiana raised the drinking age from 18 to 21, was there a decrease in alcohol-related incidents or deaths?
For example, when Louisiana raised the drinking age from 18 to 21, was there a decrease in alcohol-related incidents or deaths?
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:17 am to Bjorn Cyborg
This is a tough one for me. Think about how stupid you were at 21, double that, and you get 18.
The libertarian in me is also conflicted. If we were to change it to 18, why not just abolish the age restriction completely. Why 18?
I think 19 or 20 is a reasonable change because that excludes HS kids.
A physiological argument: it could be hypothesized that those close to the legal age are more likely to think themselves ready to drink and are more likely to drink underage. If we were to move the age to 18 15-17 year olds would then be the ones more likely to underage drink. Drinking alcohol to get drunk at an age where you are still developing your body and brain is not a good thing to do..
The libertarian in me is also conflicted. If we were to change it to 18, why not just abolish the age restriction completely. Why 18?
I think 19 or 20 is a reasonable change because that excludes HS kids.
A physiological argument: it could be hypothesized that those close to the legal age are more likely to think themselves ready to drink and are more likely to drink underage. If we were to move the age to 18 15-17 year olds would then be the ones more likely to underage drink. Drinking alcohol to get drunk at an age where you are still developing your body and brain is not a good thing to do..
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:17 am to Bjorn Cyborg
No, I cannot. I also cannot justify the criminalization of Marijuana and prostitution.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:18 am to Bjorn Cyborg
This post was edited on 3/22/17 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:19 am to Bjorn Cyborg
The real question is "How is weed still illegal for any age in most states?"
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:20 am to Bjorn Cyborg
15 years or so from now, when driverless cars are ubiquitous, there will be zero argument.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:24 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
No, it should be 25 if you ask me
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:35 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
No.
Europe is actually right on this.
Can drink if you can see over the bar.
Can't drive until 21.
We let idiots on the road regardless of drink... Twitter, texting, favorite teenage song.
Raise the driving age.
Drinking should have no age. Parents teaching personal responsibility...What a concept?
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 10:38 am
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:46 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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gamble (except on Indian Reservations, which are mostly 18).
All of the casinos out here in AZ are Indian Res ones.....and you still have to be 21
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:48 am to Bjorn Cyborg
There is no defending it. It is a completely arbitrary concoction motivated by any logical argument made by emotionally driven people and groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving. It is a classic example of the do something mentality. The argument that it supposedly reduces drunk driving is stupid. Raising the age to 50 would reduce drunk driving also. That doesn't make it good f****** policy
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:51 am to Bjorn Cyborg
In 1950 the legal drinking age in New Iberia was about 6. That's when you were old enough to use one of these:
We didn't have pull tabs, pop tops or screw caps back in those days.
We didn't have pull tabs, pop tops or screw caps back in those days.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 10:53 am to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:Very easy to logically explain the illogical reasoning of the government: if common sense was instituted, there would be less need for the government. So it must create complicated and illogical policies so that there are more problems for it solve. It's self-preservation, and we allow it at our own expense.
Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 10:54 am
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:31 am to Bjorn Cyborg
You can enlist at 17 with your parents signature.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:40 am to Bjorn Cyborg
After you graduate HS you are issued a stand on your DL saying you can legally purchase alcohol. If you drop out and get a GED, you can't get that stamp until 19 y/o
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:41 am to Bjorn Cyborg
No. It should be 25. The brain is not fully developed until then.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:47 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Marry, enlist, buy tobacco, vote, jail, death penalty, civil liability, and the list goes on.
Which one of these seriously impairs judgment by messing with the chemicals in your brain?
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