States weighing lower age to drink States weighing lower age to drink -- chicagotribune.com Hmm, I'm thinking no here, but then again, 19 wouldn't be so bad... maybe.. . .
I think we need, with the political issues, that we have now, as those during the Vietnam war, take into consideration, that we allow 18 year old persons to go to war, fight for our rights and freedoms, but don't allow them to have a beer. Even before this war, I said that they needed to flip the drinking and driving ages around. They needed to allow exposure to alcohol, similar to many European countries, at a younger age, but don't allow licenses to drive until the age of maturity. That way the big "hoopla" or "mistique" of alcohol has past, somewhat, prior to them driving vehicles. If it isn't such a "taboo" thing the urge to check it out on their own, isn't so strong. I equate it to, exposure to firearms. A child/adolescent that is responibly exposed to firearms and firearm safety is less likely to seek out the item on their own, without supervision.
Lets see.... The government has you fill out your draft card at 18. You can join the military freely and server your country at 18. Your elegable to serve on a jury at 18. You can vote at 18. Your tried as an adult in the court of law at 18. You can get a full time job at 18. So it seems the government acknowledges you as an adult at 18. Why shouldn't you be able to drink at 18?
So I'm getting my CCW... It was a police officer that was giving the course. He exlpains the "Gun free zones" to us. About two minutes later this biker rasises hand and says "so if I get in a fight in a bar I can't go out and get my gun?" lol... Dead silence in the class for about a minute until it erupts into total laughter.
That is why I have always thought the drinking age should stay at 21 and all the other things raised to meet that age. Even at 21, people are not mature yet.
