Comments on: Call and Response

By: Ajax the Great

Ajax the Great — Sun, 22 May 2011 17:49:42 +0000

Tina, if the 21 drinking age protects 13-16 year olds like you say, then why according to the Monitoring the Future and PRIDE surveys does that same age group (i.e. grades 8-10, and even sixth-graders!) find alcohol easier to get than cigarettes? The age limit for cigarettes is 18 in 46 states and DC, and the remaining four states set it at 19, not 21 like alcohol. I agree with you that kids that age really should not be drinking, but there are far better ways of protecting them than denying adult rights to 18-20 year old legal adults who are old enough to die for their country.

By: Ryan, Erin, Josh

Ryan, Erin, Josh — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:46:42 +0000

I think that they should lower the drinking age to 18. One of the issues that people have who are opposed to lowering the drinking age is driving fatalities. Since the age was raised back to 21 drinking and driving fatalities has decreased. On the contrary cars in the 1980s were not as safe as cars are now. Cars now have many safety features such as front and side air bags, on-star technology so police are notified right away. Emergency vehicles also respond faster. All these factors contributed to why there are less fatalities. Therefore, people who keep using drinking and driving fatalities as a valid reason not to lower the drinking age should reconsider their argument due to the advancements of technology in cars.

By: Erin, Ryan, Josh

Erin, Ryan, Josh — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:13:36 +0000

By: haley

haley — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:06:35 +0000

we should keep the drinking age at 21. teens are known for abusing the substace.

By: haley

haley — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:04:53 +0000

hey you need to put more arguments about keeping the drinking age the same on here… PLEASE

By: phil wagner

phil wagner — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:42:44 +0000

First of when did MADD(mothers agaisnt Drunk Driving) turn in to over all prohibitionist and also bill is right in saying that i can pick up a gun and fight and die for my country but can’t drink a beer is BS and making the drinking age 21 only incourages binge drinking

By: nusrat nahar

nusrat nahar — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:04:54 +0000

the age to drive a vehicle should not be raised because maturity and responsibility have a little to do with a person’s age…

By: jane

jane — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:02:30 +0000

i think that age should b put up 2 25

By: John Sullivan

John Sullivan — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:41:26 +0000

As the parent of a 19 and 17 year old sons my difficulty with the 21 yr. old law are as follows.
1. Any drinking done by them is behind my wifes and my back.
2. There is no possibility of any type of supervision available to me because I would be breaking the law and subjected to public ridicule via the media.
3. Should either or both be arrested by the police, especially the 19 yr. old, a permanite scar will be put upon their record which may effect them later in life.
4. Drinking underage and getting away with it can only show the kids that the laws are not being enforced or that it is easy to break the law. This can’t lead to any good that I know of.
I do not advocate drinking at any age for the purpose of getting drunk, but reality is reality.
Kids will be kids and all I can do is tell them about my knowledge of the subject and for them to do the right thing.
I believe that a 18 yr. old is nearly as capable of doing the right thing as a 21 yr. old. The only difference is that one is a criminal and the other isn’t!

By: bill jackvony

bill jackvony — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:11:55 +0000

any government that will give u a gun before they’d give u a drink, clearly has its head up its ass. i was in the service when the drinking age was 18