Comments on: Lower the drinking age — we’re gonna drink anyways

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:10:11 +0000

No one ever seems to point out the medical reason for the age 21 limit. The earlier you start drinking (or whatever), the more dependent you are on it. But by age 21, your brain has stopped developing.

By: Iris

Iris — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:53:08 +0000

I’m 45. When I was in school,I drank. My firends drank, we killed no one. I believe if you are old enough to fight for your country, your are old enough to buy alcohol.

By: laura sauer

laura sauer — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:40:48 +0000

i agree lower the drinking age to 18 im going join the army soon if we are an adult at 18 we should drink we are not adults at 21

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:10:35 +0000

doesn’t matter to me either way-alcohol is disgusting. the taste of beer makes me gag, so why would i drink it? they could bring back the amendment to outlaw alcohol and i wouldn’t care.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:29:45 +0000

When I was a student at NU back in the late 70’s, (yeah, times were different), the drinking age was 18. We drank at fraternity band parties, went out for pizza and beer, chugged for charity on Sigma Chi’s porch. I don’t remember there being a binge drinking problem. Maybe I was too drunk. Not really, I just got too drunk once a quarter to remind myself why I didn’t do it more often. Before I went to college, my parents had a “No Alcohol” policy. I drank too much as a freshman, didn’t know my limits and did stupid things. My children (two currently in college) have drunk in our home since they were young teenagers. They were taught the difference between responsible use of a mind altering substance (yes, don’t all girls look better after you have had a few drinks) and abuse of it. They were also drinking very high quality beers and wine. If you get your kids used to beer and wine as a taste sensation, they appreciate it for more than it’s alcohol content. If parent were able to teach their children about responsible drinking, by example and letting their kids drink too, the problems they would encounter when they get to college would be far fewer.

By: elaine

elaine — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:30:37 +0000

My biggest issue with the current drinking age is that it assumes guilt before any crime is committed, but only for a select group of citizens. It’s not only teens who drive drunk - adults who can legally drink do as well. So, why not ban drinking for all ages if your argument is primarily based on the fact that teens do stupid things when drunk? Adults aren’t immune to doing stupid things while drinking either.
And you can’t say that teens just don’t know how to handle their alcohol - that’s postulation and just flat out unfair. If drinking were legal and they could drink in bars and restaurants with their parents, there would be plenty of opportunities for parents and other adults to legally and safely educate their kids before they’re out of their supervision.
Overall, it’s not the age limit itself that annoys most college kids. It’s the unfair and poorly based argument for the law itself.

By: AP style

AP style — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:10:47 +0000

It’s anyway, not anyways

By: christine

christine — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:59:15 +0000

agreed.