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IDABABY
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Opinions Please!!
Posted: 11-03-04 16:44pm
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I decided to do my arguementive paper on
the drinking age. What do you guys think
should it stay the same? Be lowered? Be
highered? Any input would be helpful...I
am in need of ideas.
Kristin
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rissalee21
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Posted: 11-03-04 16:46pm
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I belive it should be lowered to the age
of 18..Everything else is legal at the age
of 18 but drinking? Thats stupid..But I
think they should have higher penalties
for drinking and driving..
<3
marisa
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GuitarJade
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Posted: 11-03-04 16:53pm
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Yeah, it should definitely be lowered to
18. As 'rissa said, everything else is
legal, so why shouldn't drinking be? It's
ridiculous to only have one thing not be
legal at age 18!
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linuxChique
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Posted: 11-03-04 16:55pm
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I think 19. For drinking and tobacco.
That way high schoolers who haven't turned
18 yet won't feel as much pressure from
those who have turned 18. Most people are
out of high school by the time they get to
19. But yeah I agree that 21 is too old.
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smith8500
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:06pm
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I'm with erin either 18 or 19 like
everything else.
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Scarf
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:11pm
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18/19 is good. Thats our ages here (in
canada) :d
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LHSbabe0207
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:13pm
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I agree 
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cherriegurl
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bd1012
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:20pm
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18. If you can die for your country..
You can have a sip of scotch!
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babyluvwu
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:35pm
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I dunno I actually think 21 is a good age
I think it should be kept at 21, even
though I am not 21 yet. I think this
because I am still immature at 20 along
with most of my friends who go out
foolishly and drive after drinking (i dont
do this of course, but I used to) I think
21 is a mature age to drink responsibly or
should I say more responsibly than 18.
I am not saying that everyone is not
capable of drinking responsibly at 18
because there are some who can, but it
seems like most of the people that live
around me that I know arent responsible at
all.
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FairyLexi
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:40pm
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It should be lowered to 18, you can strip
in a strip club and get paid for it at 18,
go to fight in wars and whatever else but
you can't have alcohol!!!!
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jessamyn
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Posted: 11-03-04 17:46pm
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Okay everyyone is probably gunna hate me
for saying this... But also know this is
from who has never smoked and has drank
only once and never will agian! Okay (me)
i agree with my mom when she says I think
you should be able to drink before you can
be able to drive like... Smoking blah
just bam that all together hahah or be
like 30 to start! (less likely to get
addicted) but yeah drinking should be like
18 and driving around the same time or
later like I didnt get my lisence till I
was 18 didnt really need it always had a
ride but yeah seriously you see all these
sophmores who are already alcoholics and
then their parents buy em a car and they
crash it like crazy trying to hide their
party ness and what not I mean like yeah I
am not dissing the young drivers there are
plunnnty of good young drivers but there
are soooo many stupid ones... I mean my
little brother is 15 1/2 and got a car
already and hes almost scared to drive
haha because he knows how bad some teens
can be.. I think you should have to wait
to mature into adult ness around 18 or so
to drive and know the consequences of what
alcohol can do to you before you get
behind a wheel I mean yeah there red
ribbon week and caca in school and at
thehighschool I went to they would like
get old cars that were from teens in drunk
drivign situations that were medical
question up and put em in the quad but
like that doesnt teach most teens
anything... So let em drink then get sick
and see if they wanna drive
okay dont yell at me for postning that
pleassseee... I'll delete it if anyone
wants me too
i guess its just an opinion I feened off
my mom...
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bellax0x
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IDABABY
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Posted: 11-03-04 20:55pm
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I actually agree with you in a way
jessamyn!!!! Everyone's maturity level is
different....So by the time you are
18..You should be ready even a little but
to take on what life has to offer. Don't
delete it, I loved it!!
Kristin
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bellax0x
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Posted: 11-03-04 21:28pm
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Me too. Youre so smart jess! Haha
<3
gaby
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jessamyn
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pitterpatter
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Posted: 11-03-04 21:52pm
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Ummm, that's a hard one cause I drank when
I was 18 and 19, but by the time I was 21
I hardly drank at all. It wasn't fun
anymore or something. Well, I guess I
was more mature by then, but I think if
you legalize it at 18 kids will go crazy
and party all the time. Not that they
don't anyways, but atleast they know it's
illegal and they can get in trouble.
Whereas, by the time your 21 you are
responsible enough and mature enough to go
to bars and drink reasonably. Plus, at
18 there's already freedom coming there
way I think if you throw it at them all at
once it might be overwhelming. I mean if
your going to legalize it at 18 than you
might as well be offering a 17 or 16 year
old a drink. Some 18 year olds can
handle being responsible, but most are
still in that trying to be cool stage I
think. Even 21 year olds go through
that, but atleast by then they've had some
life experience. So umm, I think 21 I
guess. I think driving should be allowed
without an adult by 16 though.
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kazza23662
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Posted: 11-03-04 22:37pm
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I think 18 should be the age like here in
aus and england and somking is 18 here
also but in england smoking age is 16 I
think thats 2 young but no matter what the
age is people are going to drink at any
age they want
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kitty_55
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Posted: 11-03-04 22:52pm
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I think it should be 19..... In some
provines here its 18 but the rest are
19... U have to be 19 here to smoke....
I think 21 is way to old!!
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Michelle1337
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Posted: 11-03-04 23:01pm
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21 or older!
Most 18 and 19 year olds are most
certainly not mature enough to be
drinking. Matter of fact, a lot of 21
year olds cant even drink reponsibly.
There are a lot of issues that would arise
if the age limit for drinking was
lowered...But my main concern would be
driving.
If they lowered the age for drinking it
would only increase drunk driving
accidents greatly. .B.R.I.N.G. .O.N.
.T.H.E. .D.E.At.H.!!!!
18 year olds cant drive responsibly
sober...Much less drunk.
Thats just my opinion....
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