http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/uncategorized/healthy-debate-in-boulder-co/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:16:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/uncategorized/healthy-debate-in-boulder-co/#comment-182 Pete Blackwood Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:22:54 +0000 http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/uncategorized/healthy-debate-in-boulder-co/#comment-182 I agree with Mark, I am 44, Minnesota resident for 44 years and when I was 19 I could legally drink and being twenty miles from Wisconsin I could legally drink there at 18. I always have been against the 21 drinking age. It makes young adults become criminals when they get caught drinking, I have seen no drop in under age drinking yet. I have a 19 year old that is in the Army Reserve program and he is a very responsible young adult that yes does drink with his friends, I have never supplied him or his friends with alcohol and yes he still gets alcohol. My wife and me have been very stern when it comes to drinking and driving and my son does not drink and drive, if he has friends over, they know the first thing they give up is there keys and my sons other friends parents do the same. I think if we are open with our children, they will be more responsible and will not have to lie to there parents when it comes to alcohol. Thanks and yes I will be fighting for a drop in the drinking age. I agree with Mark, I am 44, Minnesota resident for 44 years and when I was 19 I could legally drink and being twenty miles from Wisconsin I could legally drink there at 18. I always have been against the 21 drinking age. It makes young adults become criminals when they get caught drinking, I have seen no drop in under age drinking yet.
I have a 19 year old that is in the Army Reserve program and he is a very responsible young adult that yes does drink with his friends, I have never supplied him or his friends with alcohol and yes he still gets alcohol. My wife and me have been very stern when it comes to drinking and driving and my son does not drink and drive, if he has friends over, they know the first thing they give up is there keys and my sons other friends parents do the same. I think if we are open with our children, they will be more responsible and will not have to lie to there parents when it comes to alcohol.
Thanks and yes I will be fighting for a drop in the drinking age.

]]> http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/uncategorized/healthy-debate-in-boulder-co/#comment-170 Marcus Burke Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:26:18 +0000 http://blog.chooseresponsibility.org/uncategorized/healthy-debate-in-boulder-co/#comment-170 Well done Mark Beckner! You've got some nerve and I hope you don't eat too much cr*p for it with the Department. I'm an ex-cop from London where you can drink at 18 -- and like the rest of the civilized world including your neighbors in Canada the drinking age is 18. And guess what -- they sky hasn't fallen in. In fact, we're a much more socially sophisticated society in my view. But I now live in Florida where everyone can own a gun and they still have the death penalty. And they're worried about 20 yr olds drinking?? As they say over here "Go figure." Take it from the rest of the world America -- you've got your priorities all wrong! And while I'm on the subject, I can't think of a worse insult than being told I can go get my brains blown out on some Iraqi sand dune for Uncle Sam at 18, but I can't beer with the bastard when I get back - assuming I ever make it back. Oh boy. Only in America... Well done Mark Beckner! You’ve got some nerve and I hope you don’t eat too much cr*p for it with the Department. I’m an ex-cop from London where you can drink at 18 — and like the rest of the civilized world including your neighbors in Canada the drinking age is 18. And guess what — they sky hasn’t fallen in. In fact, we’re a much more socially sophisticated society in my view. But I now live in Florida where everyone can own a gun and they still have the death penalty. And they’re worried about 20 yr olds drinking?? As they say over here “Go figure.” Take it from the rest of the world America — you’ve got your priorities all wrong! And while I’m on the subject, I can’t think of a worse insult than being told I can go get my brains blown out on some Iraqi sand dune for Uncle Sam at 18, but I can’t beer with the bastard when I get back - assuming I ever make it back. Oh boy. Only in America…

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