Retrasado said:
Lower it from 18 to 16? In the U.S., you can't by alcohol period until you're 21 and imo, that's a good thing. Kids shouldn't be drinking. (Heck, most people shouldn't be drinking as much as they do. a few drinks now and then might be ok, but too many people let it control their lives imo) |
Would it make a difference if people would lower the age-limit? Most teens are drinking already, both in the US and in the UK well before their 18th. I hate doing research but, uhm.. wasn't Lohan consitently photographed pissed-out well before her 18th? If a celebrity can get away with it, don't you think that the youth cannot sneak a few bottles through? You know it happens. And the worst part? It's done covertly, with no one observing.
I'd say lower the limit, but prohibit drinking outside of homes and pubs etc. That way you have guidance in the form of parents and barkeepers and from what I see here in the Netherlands (legal drinking age: 16) no bigger problems then any other country has.
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