Wood 1 The legal drinking age in Minnesota is currently 21 years old. It was changed from 19 years old to 21 in 1986 when the federal government threatened to take away federal highway money from states that did not have a 21-year-old drinking age. Many people thought raising the legal age to 21 was a good idea. However, in every single state where the drinking age was changed to 21, alcohol consumption by people within the 18 to 20 year old age bracket actually increased. Many argue that part of the appeal of underage drinking is the fact that you are not supposed to be doing it.
How does it sound?What I mean is if you can do all these at the age of 18, why cant make your own decisions about alcohol consumption? I know that lowering drinking age to the age of 18 will probably led more traffic accidents, more crimes and more early teen fertility. However there is one truth is that people can not
Minimum Legal Drinking Age The current legal drinking age is twenty one years old; however, there has been an interest in lowering the drinking age down to eighteen years old. A teen can become an adult in every arena of life at this age, except being legal to consume alcoholic beverages. One may choose to lower the drinking age because many teens do not follow the rules anyways. In high school parties, it is common for there to be drinking. The drinking age should not be lowered because seniors in high school can contribute to the underage fourteen to seventeen year olds’ desires to experiment with alcohol.
Raising the Drinking Age They say that the consequences of drinking are based on who and how often that person dranks. Since the 1980’s, the legal drinking age has been 21. However, over the years people have debated on what age to allow people to drink. Their question has remained; Can changing the age benefit the public health and safety? Many suggested lowering it to 18 or 19 because it’ll help young adults be more responsible and they're legal adults.
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Helpful Or Harmful Arnetia Rhone ENG/102 November 13, 2011 Ellen Anderson A President Barack Obama stated “As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love. “This was said after history for our country and the military was changed. The “don’t ask don’t tell “law was passed during the Clinton administration on December 21, 1993. From then on many soldiers were affected by the law and lost their careers behind as a result of it. Many say allowing homosexuals to serve in the military is a mistake, but finally after 18 “don’t ask don’t tell” is band enabling homosexuals to serve openly.
Drinking Age Some argue to keep the drinking age at 21 because the brain does not finish maturing until the age of 25. It is even worse to have people drinking at age 18. Setting the drinking age at 21 has not stopped teen drinking; instead, it has increased underage binge drinking, leading to more health and life-endangering behavior by teens. Because alcohol affects everyone drastically, the drinking age should remain at 21 to keep young adults from having poor health and making poor decisions. One statistic that would argue for raising the drinking age is an examination of death rates from homicide and vehicle accidents.
I think that the drinking age is too high and should be lowered to the age of 18. Individuals at the age of 18 are legally considered adults. Once a person reaches the age of 18 they are considered old enough to vote, serve in the army, and purchase cigarettes. With all the responsibilities that come with being an adult why is the consumption of alcohol not one of them? "It just doesn't sit right with me that people [at the age of 18] have the right to do everything else, including serve their country, but don't have the right to consume alcohol," said Republican, Richard Marron.
People can fight and die for America, but can’t drink. Americans go to other countries and drink at the age of eighteen, and come back home and wonder why Americans have to be different. Parents worry about children drinking and driving, if parents had the chance to teach kids the proper responsibility maybe there would be less need for concern. It’s time to take action lower the legal drinking age, and stand up for what you believe in. References 21-year-old drinking age unfair.
Alcohol drinking ages are largely debated in American society. Many presidents of colleges have called attention to the idea of lowering the drinking age in American society from 21 to 18. A drinking age of 18 would help college presidents to watch for the needs of their students and to better attend to these needs. A younger legalized drinking age could result in a variety of repercussions, both positive and negative. A drinking age of 18 would be beneficial to American society and would be more congruent to other existing laws in the United States.
The controversy of whether or not the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen in the United States has been an ongoing issue. Turning eighteen means receiving rights and responsibilities of adulthood, therefore why not change the legal drinking age? Many argue that doing so will produce new problems among young adults that will put them as well as others in danger. However, lowering the drinking age to eighteen can actually benefit our society and create a safer environment for those who are underage. This controversy goes back to many decades ago.