I think it is great the cigarette companies put warning
labels on their packages, because you can only blame yourself if something
happens to you. I think anything that can be harmful to someone should have a
warning label, so that people know exactly what they are putting in their
bodies and the consequences that follow. Now, I have thought a lot about which
law I would like to pass, and I know many people will not agree, but I find it
quite necessary. The law that I think should be passed is the drinking age. I
honestly think that we should lower the age to 18. Everyone tells us that we
need to be adults, think on our own, get jobs and pay bills, but yet tells us
that we are not responsible enough. We as adults are not responsible enough to
make the right decision when we are faced with alcohol, but yet we are aloud to
smoke cigarettes. How can you tell us to grow up when you don’t trust us
enough? This forces kids to be stupid and hide it from their parents. Having
the legal drinking age at 21 just pushes teenagers into binge drinking in
dangerous environments. Everyone says that as an 18 year old we do not know how
to tolerate the alcohol. Well, tolerating alcohol doesn’t come with age; it
comes with experience. You can’t tell us that we are not old enough to tolerate
our alcohol when adults over the age of 21 still can’t hold down most of their
drinks. Other countries that have the drinking age lowered to 18 have fewer
alcohol related deaths than anywhere else in the world. No matter what the
legal drinking age is, there will always be problems with alcohol. I just find
it very amusing that as an 18 year old, they are capable of making every other
decision as an adult, but yet they are not allowed to decide whether or not
they can drink.
Hi Katie we missed you in class. I read your blog and your opinion is the same as ever other 18yr. olds was been sense the made laws about drinking alcohol and when your 25 or so you will look at 18yr old and think they are way to young to drink. Just remember we were all young at some time and we all went through what your going through.
ReplyDeleteI'm 19 years old and I never drink because of a heart condition that I have. I did not write this because it would benefit myself. I wrote this because I strongly believe that if you are going to call us adults, and make us act like them, then why not let us drink and get tried as an adult for it; instead of getting minor in possession. I understand where you are coming from though. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your ideas of why drinking age should be reduced to 18 yrs old. In my opinion the thought of being 18 and an adult is insane to me. As a mother of 2 kids at the age of 19, I thought I was adult enough to handle everything on my own. Boy was I wrong. I got married at 18 and divorced at 21. My parents were still trying to guide me but I considered none of what they had to say and did my own thing because of the status of that awful word "adult". I completely understand that this is like saying that if smoking is allowed at 18 then why not allow everything else to be legal at the same time. My views now at 26 yrs old have completely changed and I'm sure yours will too, especially once you have kids of your own. Even though I disagree, I feel you did a great job explaining to the reader your reasons.
ReplyDeleteFor me I think 18 is a learning age and is too young to be drink. At 18 you get your fist taste of freedom to do stupid things, alcohol should not be one of them. Also, the brain is still developing and drinking before the age of 21 effects the brain differently that someone who is 21 and drinking.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the arguments! I really do love hearing what everyone has to say. Thank you all so much!
ReplyDeleteAnyone, read one of these or research for yourself about this subject. We just assume so many things without every knowing the truth.
http://theweek.com/article/index/238974/why-is-the-drinking-age-21
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704641604576255161172364474.html
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201207/the-pros-and-cons-drinking-18-0