In his article, "De-Demonizing Rum: What's Wrong with 'Underage' Drinking?"(pg. 262-264 of the Writers Response textbook) author Andrew Stuttaford talks about how he believes the age to consume alcohol should not 21; he would rather have the legal age to drink alcohol be an age younger than 21. The purpose of this article is to have the reader ponder the controversial topic of underage drinking. What sparked Stuttaford’s rant on this topic was the passing of the 1997 legislation toughening the penalties for underage drinking. Throughout the article he uses strong opinionated statements to express his feelings on this matter. In one particular example, Stuttaford explains that a resident of Texas who is between the ages of 18 and 21 is legally able to vote, drive, marry, serve in the military, and be executed, but is supposedly not mature enough to buy a margarita.
I do agree that the legal age to consume alcohol should be an age lower than 21. I believe that young adults are wise enough to make decisions on how much alcohol they consume. The justice system is wasting their efforts trying to enforce a law that many people under the age of 21 can easily abide.
I also second that. If you are old enough to serve your country then you should be old enough to consume alcohol. Beside most people tend to drink way before they turn 21. The system has proven time and time again that it will not work. Most young adults are mature enough to realize the effects of alcohol.
ReplyDeleteI Disagree, The age should be 21 year old yea you got those young adults that are mature. But yet and still there still going to be other young Adults that show no remorse what so ever like high school kids and college Guys and Girls. The Age should be 21 cause there going to be older in age and there way more Mature responsible and have more responsibility. And your right the Justice system is wasting their efforts trying to enforce a law that many people don't Listen too.
ReplyDeleteI agree and disagree with you, yeah of course kids between 18 and 21 are still going to drink. But on the other hand a person's body is not ready for that, the human brain is not fully developed until about 25. But i feel as if a person has the right to choose their president, drink, buy a pack of smokes and go into the military, than they should be able to drink a couple beers. I think that some kids use drinking as a rebellious act. I think that if cigarettes are legal to smoke as an 18 year old, than alcohol should be legal too. They're both bad but alcohol doesn't affect your lungs. But most 18 year old kids these days have no idea how to handle their alcohol. So there would most likely be more accidents and deaths if they changed the legal drinking age from 21 to 18.
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