[Legal] Drinking Age?

[Nickel]

Originally Posted by Spoiled

I registered because it is the law

So lay off the sauce until you're 21. That is the law, after all.

[Triggerfish]

Originally Posted by Chain729

What's the difference between an 18 year old drunk and a 40 year old drunk?

Not much but a 18 yr old driver is normally a worse driver than a 40 yr old both in skill and judgement. Why do you think the your insurance drops when you reach 25?

[Triggerfish]

I don't know about maryland but in a lot of states a parent can give his or her child alcohol as long as it's in the home away from public view.

[Spoiled]

Originally Posted by Nickel

So lay off the sauce until you're 21. That is the law, after all.

You have a bad habit of doing this selective reading thing. You only read what you want to see. I never said I was drinking. I gave further reason in addition to the law for registering for the draft, the way you put it made it seem insulting on a few levels (a. i cant afford college and that i would have not done it unless iwas getting paid to do so). There is also a difference between misdemeanors and felonies.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by Spoiled

Its a well known fact, that most people start drinking before their 21st birthday, and at 18 one can be drafted to serve our country or do it on their own accord.

Same question, different generation. When I was young, tail end of the Vietnam war. They still had the draft and the drinking age in PA was 21, but the drinking age in NJ then was 18. Signed up for the draft and since I lived on the NJ border, I went over ever Fri and Sat night to drink and chase women. Mainly women. Drinking at 18 got to be no different than drinking at 21. Enlisted at 20 and by the time I left boot camp I was 21. After you get done reading all my b/s, I would have to say that lowering the drinking age to 18 would be astronomically stupid. It used to be 18 in MD in the late 70's. Too many alcohol incidents, drunk driving, accidents (people killed), bar fights, etc. But then I also feel they should raise the draft age to 21. Age old saying, if you're old enough to fight for your country, you're old enough to drink alcohol. Same argument, different generation.

[Nickel]

Originally Posted by Spoiled

You have a bad habit of doing this selective reading thing. You only read what you want to see. I never said I was drinking. I gave further reason in addition to the law for registering for the draft, the way you put it made it seem insulting on a few levels (a. i cant afford college and that i would have not done it unless iwas getting paid to do so). There is also a difference between misdemeanors and felonies.

Get over yourself, seriously. Everyone I knew in high school filed a FAFSA, regardless of their parents' income. In the real world, not many parents are going to turn down Uncle Sam's help when it comes to financing their child's education. So to be offended by my mere mentioning financial aid in reference to you is ridiculous, grow up.

If you aren't drinking underage why are you concerned? Drinking is not the "end all and be all" of life. So your peers will have to wait a few years to "legally" drink. Cry me a river, there are more important things in life to worry about.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by Nickel

Drinking is not the "end all and be all" of life. So your peers will have to wait a few years to "legally" drink. Cry me a river, there are more important things in life to worry about.

Definitely.

[Chain729]

Originally Posted by Triggerfish

Not much but a 18 yr old driver is normally a worse driver than a 40 yr old both in skill and judgement. Why do you think the your insurance drops when you reach 25?

And this has what to do with drinking? Are you implying that driving drunk at 40 is different than driving drunk at 18?

[Ken King]

Originally Posted by Triggerfish

I don't know about maryland but in a lot of states a parent can give his or her child alcohol as long as it's in the home away from public view.

Just checked and the law in Maryland states that a person under 21 can possess and consume alcohol as long as it is provided by an immediate family member over 21 and within their residence or within the curtilage of the residence. So not only could a parent provide the beverage but an older sibling of legal age could do it too.

[MerF]

Yes, there is no doubt I'm sure that raising the legal drinking age has lowered the death rate of incidents. So why don't we just re-abolish drinking altogether, that way there is NO D&D deaths period?

C'mon now, it's not ONLY that they raised the drinking age, but that there is more awareness of the dangers (not to mention the PENALTIES) of D&D throughout the country. I don't think that is enough of a reason to say NO.