Many people think that the drinking age should stay at 18. These people believe that people under the age of twenty one are not mature enough to handle the responsibility

that comes with drinking. The answer to that is that there are many examples of immature adults in all age groups. I agree that there are some eighteen and nineteen year-olds that are barely mature enough to cross the street by themselves, but if you look in almost any newspaper you will probably find articles about forty year-olds who can't be trusted to do even that. The fact is, most nineteen and twenty year-olds are either risking their lives for their country in the armed forces, working to support themselves or a family, or are under the pressure of earning a higher education. These pe

I believe we should educate young adults in how to drink responsibly, If you treat young adults like children they will act like children, so let them drink responsibly, and give them the respect they deserve as adults.

ople certainly demonstrate enough responsibility for them to have a glass of beer.

One thing not in dispute is the segregatory effect of the drinking age, encouraging entertainment establishments to shut out people under 21. It limits where and with whom young people can spend their free time. Like other age restrictions, the drinking age makes clear that no matter how hard you work, no matter how successful you are, you are still a second-class citizen unfit for association with adults until you reach an arbitrary age.

I believe that the legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 and young adults allowed to drink in controlled environments such as restaurants, taverns, pubs and official school and university functions. In these situations responsible drinking could be taught through role modeling and educational programs. Mature and sensible drinking behavior would be expected.

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