Essay On Lowering The Drinking Age To 18
Lowering the Drinking Age to 18
Multiple Perspectives May 10
That moment when you feel like you’re old enough to do something but that law forbid you from doing that. When you turn 18 you’re legally able to buy tobacco, get a tattoo, go to a strip club, take loans out, adopt a child, sign legal documents, and join the armed forces. Yet you can do all except drink under the age of 21. There are many other countries in the world that you are allowed to consume alcohol under the age of 21, for instance in France people under the age of 21 are allowed to drink wine under parental consent as a minor in the confines of their own homes. By lowering the drinking age to 18, why is the drinking age even 21, and the 18 year old kids will be able to drink in safer and more moderately environments.
Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of 21. Many people are in agreement with this legal limitation. Some would even say that it should be raised. However, the legal drinking age sometimes causes more problems than it prevents. First, it is …show more content…
Prohibiting the sale of liquor to young adults creates an atmosphere where binge drinking and alcohol abuse have become a problem. Banning drinking for young people makes alcohol a tempting forbidden fruit. Teenagers look at drinking as something glamorous. It is viewed as an adult activity; and teenagers want to be adults as soon as possible. In order to get a drink, teenagers will carry fake I.D.s ask legal drinkers to buy for them or sneak drinks from their parents liquor cabinets. This kind of devious attitude does not encourage responsible drinking. Additionally, when the opportunity to drink arises, there is a kind of "Hurry and drink as fast as you can" attitude. This will result in binge drinking among young adults because they feel like they have to drink so much so fast that they end up hurting themselves even
Multiple Perspectives May 10
That moment when you feel like you’re old enough to do something but that law forbid you from doing that. When you turn 18 you’re legally able to buy tobacco, get a tattoo, go to a strip club, take loans out, adopt a child, sign legal documents, and join the armed forces. Yet you can do all except drink under the age of 21. There are many other countries in the world that you are allowed to consume alcohol under the age of 21, for instance in France people under the age of 21 are allowed to drink wine under parental consent as a minor in the confines of their own homes. By lowering the drinking age to 18, why is the drinking age even 21, and the 18 year old kids will be able to drink in safer and more moderately environments.
Everyone knows that it is illegal to consume alcohol until the age of 21. Many people are in agreement with this legal limitation. Some would even say that it should be raised. However, the legal drinking age sometimes causes more problems than it prevents. First, it is …show more content…
Prohibiting the sale of liquor to young adults creates an atmosphere where binge drinking and alcohol abuse have become a problem. Banning drinking for young people makes alcohol a tempting forbidden fruit. Teenagers look at drinking as something glamorous. It is viewed as an adult activity; and teenagers want to be adults as soon as possible. In order to get a drink, teenagers will carry fake I.D.s ask legal drinkers to buy for them or sneak drinks from their parents liquor cabinets. This kind of devious attitude does not encourage responsible drinking. Additionally, when the opportunity to drink arises, there is a kind of "Hurry and drink as fast as you can" attitude. This will result in binge drinking among young adults because they feel like they have to drink so much so fast that they end up hurting themselves even