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i heard somewhere that they are allowing teens to drink as long as they have there parents permission do u really think this law should pass i dont as a parent ...
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I know that it is legal for teenagers (and kids for that matter) to drink if the alcohol is provided by their parents and they do so under their parents' supervision. It's not the case that they can just do so wherever they want as long as they have their permission. The reason for that stipulation is for people that have wine with dinner and for people who use alcohols for religion, etc.
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I think that is the dumbest thing ive ever heard. Any parent who would give there kids permision to destroy there liver, act uncontrolably incoherent and not be able to think properly should have there children removed and there head examined. I dont usually judge, i say to each there own but when u are blaintly hurting your child then i hink someone should say something. :dontknow:
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I don't agree with that one bit. The legal age limit is 21, therefore, as parents, we should be teaching them to follow the law!! We shouldn't be saying, "Sure, as long as I say it's Ok, we can ignore the Law!" Maybe that is the problem with our country today. So many Young people are slipping away from values that we were raised with... Just my opinion, but this could explain it! :angry7:
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As long as they drink responsibly and in their parents supervision, I see no problem with it.
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The loophole in the law was not intended for kids to go and get drunk. It was meant as a way for families to be able to allow their children to consume certain alcohols for special events (like many religious events). If this loophole didn't exist, it would be illegal for people to freely practice their religions. And again, the law isn't that people can go and drink with their parents' permission, it's that the parents have to provide it and supervise its consumption. The law is very specific about that.
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if the children are enough to understand the negativity of drinking and know how to take care of themselves. Truly parents can not control what their children do - prohibit them not to do this, apparently, they will do it anyway.
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Only if they want to make a decision they'll regret for the rest of their lives.
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nope
how else would we be able to rebel? ;D
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I got married at the age of 17. I was legally able to drink beer or wine while with my husband. My oldest daughter is 19 years old and lives on her own now. When she came to visit I did allow her to share a glass of wine with me. She is a very responsible young woman and I see no harm in her having half a glass of wine with me.
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no definitely not!! and I think there are some adults that shouldn't be allowed to drink either!! ask someone who was related to or friends with someone who was killed by a drunk driver what they think about this topic. I guarantee that I know what they would say!
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I personally think that the age should be returned to 18, and that parents can reasonably instruct their children to be responsible with alcohol. Not everyone is going to destroy their liver as soon as they are allowed to drink - there's a reason that alcoholism is a disease and not a habit or a hobby. I witnessed a few deaths due to underage drinking when I was in college, and I have to agree that a lot of college students would drink more responsibly if the drinking age began at the beginning of their college life instead of the end. I drank a lot when I first turned 21, but then I slowed down when I realized how expensive it can be and how little I liked hangovers :sad1: Now, high school teenagers is another story when it comes to alcohol, you're at least an adult at 18, but still I dont think it is a big issue if the parents only allow their teenagers to drink at home, in moderation, and with constant reminder of what can happen when you're irresponsible with alcohol.
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I think we should keep in mind that the OP probably wasn't referring to anything like binge drinking or actually getting drunk off your *bleep*.
Depends on the age of the individual. If they're 13-16, probably not. They still can't fully comprehend what alcohol does in the long run. At 17, perhaps..I think it depends on the maturity of the teenager.
At 18, they should be allowed to purchase and drink it without their parent's or anyone's permission. The legal age being 21 doesn't stop people from drinking...just about any person still in high school will attest to that. At 18, if you're mature enough to vote on who will lead this country, you're mature enough to have a Budweiser. If you're mature enough to sign the document sending you overseas to be pawns of power hungry, ignorant politicians, you're old enough to have a Budweiser. If you're old enough to buy cigarettes, you're old enough to have a Budweiser.
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if you are old enuff to fight for this country when you are 18 you should be able to drink when u are 18
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No
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When I was a teen being allowed to drink and it not being illegal would have been awesome.
Yet now as a parent of 11 year old twins I believe that if a parent allows it they send the message that it ok. I am not against drinking I do drink occasionally myself. I however do not wish to send the message to my children that it is ok to drink.
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NO, NO, and NO. I am a occasional drinker and I know that a drink can help you to calm down and be more mellow. But if you have too much I also know you can do things that you will regret later. I don't think a teen would be responsibe enough to say thats it for me. Especially with peer pressure. We have some adults that can't make that decision. Why take the chance. Be smart and don't do it because its not worth it.
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Yeah Deff. not ok bc i kmow as a mom im not gunna just let my kids sit around and drink then think well hey if i can drink with my parents then i could bring my friends over to drink and im deff. not going to be apart of that.
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We all know that teens are going to drink wether it is legal or not. I think instead of focusing on legalities we should focus on education. They all see the cars mangled by drunk drivers and some see the people in wheelchairs as a result of drunk driving, but how many of them see things like the woman beaten nearly to death at the hands of a drunk or the child who has to prepare their own meals because their parent is too drunk to do it for them. We need to show them the truth about the consequences they will face opposed to telling them not to do it. I personally do not let teens drink in my home, but my son is much too young to have friends that age. I cannot say wether I will allow him to drink when he gets older or not. At this point I feel I would rather him drink under my supervision rather than on some country road where his (or others) life is in danger.
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I think that if yo allow parents to let their children drink, then they could show their teens to drink responsibly. One of our problems is that 21 year olds decide that since they can drink legally, that they should throw parties, and get totally wasted. In France they are introduced to alcoholic beverages at a very young age, and therefore are used to it, and don't look at alcohol the way that we do here in America. So, in short, yes, we should be able to drink as a teen, but only with adult supervision, and consent. In America, you can sign up to go fight a war, where your job is to kill, and the enemy's job is to kill you, where you are put into very dangerous positions; yet you can't legally drink a beverage. Does that seem right to you? :bs:
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The military drinking age was/is 18 i thought i was in a long time ago but i believe it was 18 with military id or on post
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i dont think so. they are not mature enough to handle their alchol and when they shouldnt, they should not be drinking.
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teens not really, but I think the age should go back down to 18 - I realize that is still a teenager, but its a legal adult for most things. Most college freshman are 18 and A LOT of them drink illegally. I know personally I did, but once I hit 21 I drank hard for maybe a couple weeks and then got bored. I drink now, possibly too much, but I think it comes down to parents treating alcohol like a responsibility instead of a poison or something that should be completely avoided (thus increasing interest in it).
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No.
If they want to drink, they're not mature enough to do it responsibly
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No way. Absolutely not. Some adults shouldn't be allowed to drink because some of them don't know how to drink responsibly, drink in moderation, or hold their liquor without becoming annoying and belligerent drunks. So teens definetly shouldn't be allowed to drink.
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I don't think teens should drink, but I started drinking a smoking weed when I was 16 I quit doing both of them when I got pregnant. I am not trying to say it was right but well we all do stupid things.
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nope, i think they way a teenager generally thinks, that nothing can happen to them,, it would be a lethal combination with a teen and there drivers licences..
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:) I am very against anyone drinking alcohol at any age (except in survival situations- e.g. trying to survive after an accident to stay warm and waiting to be rescued) because it changes the human body chemistry.
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I think if my child was mature enough I would allow them to try some every once in a while. Anyway if they were really determined they would find a way to drink with or without me. At least this way they are with me and I can teach them responsibility. I wouldn't allow them to get sh*t faced drunk but a taste or so would be fine.
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I think if it is in your home and kept in moderation that it should be ok. That is depending on the age of the kid.
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They can drink when there 21....i will be happy to share a galss of wine, a beer, or a mixed drink with my child when they are old enough to drink.
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This is already a law in several states. In my state Teens can have limited amounts of booze when out at a sit-down resturant with their parents. The rules are they can not sit at a bar.
Now, I don't think parents should be allowing teens to drink at house parties. That seems to send a mixed message about booze consumption.
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everyone should be able to drink even children - if you go to europe - children are allowed to have beer and wine at the dinner table - when you see beer and wine as food and not as an escape reality issue - then you will see that beer and wine have certain nutritional benefits that are helpful - there was a time and still is in curtain countries where you can not drink the water and only water with beer or wine added to them are safe to drink - yes, everyone should enjoy beer and wine but responsibly
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ok I really am at odds with myself on this one!!! prohibition was instated for a reason in the 20's to tax alcohol! but as an adult with a daughter who at some point will be rebellious and want to try "new" things, I'd rather she come to dear old dad for advice and learn from him! no legal drinking age should not be lowered to 18 because you always have young teenagers who are gonna want to test laws and drink and drive and kill themselves and/or others!
In privacy of own home with parental supervision maybe but how many kids do you hear about who actually left their OWN homes and went out and killed someone after drinking?
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A child coming from a family that drinks alot cant help but question what its like. Im only 19 and i grew up around a family that likes to enjoy alcohol from time to time (never excessive or over the limit). I was also just arrested and thrown in jail for underage consumption. It can happen to anyone, and it sucks. Without a job I had to sell personal items to come up with court costs and pay for classes. They were going to put a misdemeanor on my record but later due to me taking classes etc I had it dropped down. What sucked most was it was right before the holidays. I could tell the cops had nothing better to do that night and that there was nobody else in the jail but me and my buddy. But still it taught me a lesson and im not going to touch alcohol until after im 21 and then some. To all you parents, make sure you abosolutely know where your kids are and who their with. If you think its the wrong crowd dont be afraid to make them upset by telling them "no you cant hang out today". But keep them busy, on their feet, chores or something. And dont drink around or with them until their old enough.... Thats all i can say.
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Of course teens SHOULD NOT be allowed to drink. Since they are underage, many teens are immature and make poor decisions because they haven't learned many life lessons yet. Why add alcohol to the mix? Yeah they will probably experiment and find a way to do it anyways, but making it legal is just stupid.
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I could buy and consume 3.2 beer at 18, in my state at that time. I realize that the world is a very different place now than it was then, so maybe the laws now are how they should be.
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You people do realize that we have babied our children into pathetic excuses for human beings. I mean come on children used to be treated as adults at much younger ages. Now you find that they are treated like babies for so long that most never ever grow up. Come the f*%$ on people!
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Underage drinking in moderation is just fine. Anyone who says otherwise was never truly a teenager.
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The Legal age for drinking in The U.S.A. is 21 and by then your not a teen anymore.
Isn't the age when you're considered an adult 18? That is when parental consent is no longer needed. Anywhoodles, I find it dumb that they can't drink till they're 21 but then can smoke when they're 18 and join the army at 17. Whoever choose these ages was *bleep*-backwards.
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The Legal age for drinking in The U.S.A. is 21 and by then your not a teen anymore.
A little lesson in federalism... The US federal government does not setup what the drinking age is. As with most other crimes, it is up to the states to decide what is considered a crime and what the punishments should be when the crime is committed. For example, murder is usually considered a state offense, not a federal offense. In the case of the drinking age, the federal government tries to persuade the state governments to establish the 21 drinking age by withholding federal transportation dollars if they make the drinking age less than 21.
This is why several of the posts say stuff like "Teens can drink as long as they're with their parents"; again that is what is allowed in that particular state, but not all states have that law. In Utah up until last July, it was illegal to drink alcohol in any public establishment regardless of age -- you could only drink in private clubs (which meant that bars "private clubs" would charge a cover-charge "membership dues" to be able to go into them). This is also why Wisconsin was discussing dropping the drinking age to 18 in the state. Their reasoning was that the tax revenue generated by the lower drinking age would offset any moneys lost from the federal government.
As for my feeling about what the drinking age should be... I believe that there should be an age of maturity set where all "adult" activities are legal: drinking, voting, signing-up for the military, watching *bleep*, smoking, etc. Now whether that age should be 18 or 21 I feel is open; it just does not seem right that a person can vote, fight in a war, etc. but not be allowed to drink. I actually think that 18 would be a good age. This is the time when most people are moving out on there own, either by going to college, going into the military, or even just working on there own. Most will have graduated high-school by then and are making plans for their adult lives.
I also think that the "age of majority" idea should encompass some things that are much younger in other states (and may be upsetting to many out there). If there was to be an age of majority, I think that driving, getting married, and having consensual sex should also fall under that purview. For a lot of these other things, teens are also too immature to handle correctly. People complain about the number of accidents teens would have if the drinking age was lowered, but teens are already having a high number of accidents because of their reckless behavior behind the wheel (which is why insurance premiums are so high for young drivers).
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Wow! :o I think teenagers should wait until they are older to ruin their livers with alcohol.
I am 26 and I don't drink any alcohol. I just choose not to.
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not until they are 21 i don't believe even then if you can not control yourself then you should not even do it then
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as a teen, my parents always told me that if i really wanted to drink, it should be with them
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Underage drinking in moderation is just fine. Anyone who says otherwise was never truly a teenager.
I agree with you. Most teens are going to drink, whether their parents allow them to or not. If they understand all the effects of alcohol, I don't see a problem with them having it in moderation.
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I don't think teens should be able to drink. It is illegal but there are idiots out there called parents who think its ok for their teens to drink so long as its at home. Can you believe these idiots. This is one of the reasons teens grow up to be adult alcoholics.
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Absolutely not, 100 percent no is my answer to that question. NO they should not be aloud to drink. Parents are supposed to be good role models if they break the law, that only tells the kid it is okay to break all types of laws, no excuses that they are drinking in front of you, you can see what they are doing, they will do this a few times, till they go out and don't want you involved anymore, and drink with their friends, and it esculates, how would these parents like to get that phone call at 1 am, that their son or daughter was killed in a dwi accident, either themself driving or one of the many friends they started drinking with because the parent said it was okay. Gosh, some people have no right being parents.
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No way teens should not drink alcoholic beverages! :o :peace: :heart: :)
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18-Yes only because we can go to war and are considered adults at 18 and why can't adults drink?
Younger than 18? Of course not.
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No i dont think so
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The parents that say.. "I'd rather my kids drink under my own roof than out there somewhere" are white trash.
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As a teacher who has seen the effects of alcohol abuse on some of my teenage students, my answer to this question is a big fat NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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They can drink but they have to do it the old fashion way get somebody to buy it and head for the hills
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um no i mean NO
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Walksalone11, nice pic! How about this one:
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NO WAY! They have a hard enough time trying to find out who they are, they don't need alcohol to cloud their minds as well.
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It is a touchy topic because I have a 20 year old son in the military, he can not drink but he can fight for his country, I know that this is a touchy topic but I would like to hear other opinions.....what do you think?
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HELL TO THE NO!!!
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I don't agree with Teens drinking because of our addictive personality. Some of us will turn drinking into a problem in later years. It also may mess up our growth because we are still developing.
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It is completaly legal for teens to drink alcohol if their parents allow them on their own property. it isn't a law that is being passed, it is already in action. Anybody can do it legally.
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Touchy subject. If a teen wants to drink, they're gonna drink. Whether they have an adult purchase it for them, steal it, or whatever. It's a bad thing to get into. but most of us teens/ young adults like to party for the most part. Yes it's a bad idea to drink period, but it's quite common in todays society.
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Teens should not be allowed to drink because it is damaging to their system and also it can kill one of them. Most teens are irresponsible with school grades, so why should we let teens drink?
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I don't think that teens should drink. They dont have the knowledge of the responsiblity that comes with that. For a matter of opinion I don't think most adults should drink.
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ya they are gonna do it anyway
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i absolutely agree with people saying if a persons old enough to be in the military they should be old enough to drink.
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no
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Teens are drinking illegally anyway. All you can do is teach them to be responsible.
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i do not feel that teens should be able to drink even if their parents are around or give permission. i understand the whole religion thing. i am catholic and we have wine with the host. ( i do not drink at all so i do not even take the wine at church). i feel that it is a bad habit to get into. it only leads to health issues as you progress in your drinking habits not to mention that it causes aging and wrinkles as you grow older. on a more personal note, drinking has affected my family tremendously. my uncle had to undergo a liver transplant because of drinking and he wasn't even aware of the affects that the alcohol had on him. it is an addiction just like smoking and drugs. i do not even think that there is a real distinction between "social" drinking and "getting drunk". i think they are both trails that lead to a hard road. just as cigarettes were glamorized in the 40's/50s'/60's without knowing the health effects, i believe alcohol is being glamorized just the same. every sporting event has alcohol attached to it. every tv commercial you see shows a good time to be had by all if you drink or you can get the girl of your dreams by drinking. it is extremely present on college campuses across the country. is it a pre-requisite to be a drunk when you hit college? where are the ads that show the ill affects of alcohol? i feel that if you start early and tell you children not to drink and smoke that it will instill in them a sense of self and individualism. my mother always told me that drinking was bad and that you shouldn't do it. as i went through life and saw what it did to the people around me i began to realize what she meant.
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Teens should drink water and water only.
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Absolutely not, 100 percent no is my answer to that question. NO they should not be aloud to drink. Parents are supposed to be good role models if they break the law, that only tells the kid it is okay to break all types of laws, no excuses that they are drinking in front of you, you can see what they are doing, they will do this a few times, till they go out and don't want you involved anymore, and drink with their friends, and it esculates, how would these parents like to get that phone call at 1 am, that their son or daughter was killed in a dwi accident, either themself driving or one of the many friends they started drinking with because the parent said it was okay. Gosh, some people have no right being parents.
Did you even read what anyone else has said at all? Or did you just throw in your "I am right and that is the end of it" ... :bs:
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Teens are drinking illegally anyway. All you can do is teach them to be responsible.
teens need to learn that with age comes maturity and responsibility. I had to learn the hard way but I still learned that alcohol is no good.!
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I personally do not think teens should drink. Even if they had their parents permission, but that is my opinion...
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if you all didnt know its supposably leagal for teens under 18 to look at pornography with a parents permission.
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well hell yes we do it anyway. might at well make it legal. If we can go to war at 18 and get killed we should able to drink a beer .
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If teens could legally drink, I think that it would reduce the amount of binge drinking that they do now, and become a little bit more responsible with alcohol. The law against it really doesn't stop it from happening, it just makes it a little bit harder, so when they are in a position where they can drink, they feel like they need to have as much as possible, because they don't know when the next time would be.
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:sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: NO!!! I am DISABLED because of a drunk driver who was 19 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was his THIRD drunk driving offense, and his SECOND HIT AND RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah; sometimes the parent's aren't any wiser than the kids...
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I think the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18. If you're old enough to fight in a war, you're old enough to drink IMO.
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I think age 21 is fine. I would rather see them raise the age for military service.
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I think age 21 is fine. I would rather see them raise the age for military service.
Excellent idea.