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re: Can anyone logically defend the 21 drinking age law?
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:52 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:52 am to Bjorn Cyborg
I can logically say 18 would be dumb but not 19 and above. Seniors in high school turn 18 so if they can buy that can filter down. Age limit should be 19 or 20 max so that eliminates high school students being able to buy
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Posted on 2/11/17 at 11:57 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Not only that the fricking state of Louisiana will allow my 18 year old son into a bar, then pop him for a oui for blowing a 0.023 on a breath test. Wish I sue the frick out of this state for allowing 18 year olds into a fricking bar even though the damn drinking age is 21..... I love Louisiana but this state is seriously fricked up
This post was edited on 2/11/17 at 11:59 am
Posted on 2/11/17 at 12:00 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Hang in there champ! In 2 or 3 years you will be old enough to legally get your drank on. We were all pissed at your age about the age requirement but you will have completely forgotten about when you are 21 and won't even hold a grudge.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 1:09 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
It's due to drunk driving. The legal drinking age used to be 18 before they found out that there was a considerable amount of drunk driving deaths caused by teenage drunk driving. So the government decided to raise the drinking age to 21 in the mid '80s. After they passed the law, the number of deaths related to drunk driving plummeted. As of 2011, the rate of deaths caused by drunk drivers is less than half of what it was in 1982.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 1:27 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
I'm gonna catch shite for this, but maybe we should up the age to vote and serve in the military to 21. Gain a little maturity before making big, life altering decisions.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 1:48 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
I'd increase it to 25.
Takes most longer than 21 to get a little maturity and responsibility
Takes most longer than 21 to get a little maturity and responsibility
Posted on 2/11/17 at 4:38 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
I can. Turn on CNN or MSNBC and spend a few minutes watching the liberals protest. Now imagine them drunk. Mission accomplished.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:23 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
It also creates some absurd situations. Since 21 is the drinking age, many (maybe all?) places also require a person to be 21 to serve alcohol. There is an exception to this, at least in some places, for "emancipated" minors. Here's the absurd result:
Emancipation is an action by which a person who is not an adult can be given the full powers of an adult to manage his own affairs, enter into contracts, etc. Since a person is an adult for all such purposes at the age of 18, emancipation is only available to people who are under 18, i.e. "minors".
So, a 14-year-old can become emancipated and be able to serve alcohol, but a 20-year-old can't.
Emancipation is an action by which a person who is not an adult can be given the full powers of an adult to manage his own affairs, enter into contracts, etc. Since a person is an adult for all such purposes at the age of 18, emancipation is only available to people who are under 18, i.e. "minors".
So, a 14-year-old can become emancipated and be able to serve alcohol, but a 20-year-old can't.
Posted on 2/11/17 at 7:41 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
All you have to do is look at the violent protestors and know the 21 isn't as mature as it once was. In fact, if weed is completely legalized, it should be for 21+
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