Comments on: Duke It Out: Lower Drinking Age? http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/ Advice on student style, collegiate dating discussion guides, relationship advice and women's studies. Sat, 26 May 2012 08:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jason http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-128997 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:08:22 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-128997 For most states the legal drinking age was 18 until 1980-something when the federal government told states to raise it to 21 or loose their federal funding for road construction. Some states kept it at 18 until the late 90's.

It's so easy to get a realistic fake id that will pass almost ever exam (unless you're pulled over by the cops) from websites like http://www.makeme21.com or some of the others out there that underage drinking can be done by anyone with $120 bucks.

Not to mention so many parents provide liquor for their kids parties and I know from my own experiences at FSU, if I wanted alcohol it was easy to get from a ton of people. Why not just lower it back to 18 so all the money spent enforcing underage drinking laws could be spent on better uses?

]]> By: Jenna http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-73882 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:16:34 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-73882 When the drinking age is lower (18, as it is in Australia where I am from) You learn about Alcohol earlier what you can and can't handle etc. Also there is less binge and dangerous drinking once people are of age because I think the novelty wears off when you are actually allowed to do someting. Also the driving age in the states is very young, In Australia the driving age is 18 however that is a probabtionary license that you will lose automatically if you have any alcohol what so ever in your system when pulled over, I know public transport sucks in most places in the states so upping the driving age would be inconvenient (although more enviromentally friendly…) but that is just food for thought when it comes to the comment the author made about the increase in accidents when the drinking age was lowered.

]]> By: Awesoomee, http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-60405 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:13:14 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-60405 this is stupid.

the drinking age should be lowered to 16,

cummoon, you were 16 oonce ! :D

]]> By: heidi http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-57953 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:17:30 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-57953 too* debaucherously

Anyway, it's one of those things that isn't going to repair itself over time, and I do think it'd benefit young adults in the long term if alcohol laws were adjusted. I think children over a certain age should be allowed to consume limited quantities of wine or cider under responsible adult supervision, because turning alcohol into a forbidden fruit clearly has not helped us. If a teenager is allowed to do something, they tend to abuse it far less than those who are not allowed.

My parents have always allowed me to have a little to drink while they're present, and so big college parties don't appeal to me because I can enjoy alcohol in a more pleasant, safe, environment. We always want what we can't have, and it really makes no sense to allow 18-20 year-olds to choose our president, get married, get tattoos, star in pornography, smoke cigarettes, which cause more health problems than alcohol ever will, and blow all their money on lottery tickets, but they aren't allowed to drink ANY amount of alcohol, nor can they go to a casino. Statistics may say that lowering the drinking age is dangerous, but statistics are just estimates and averages with a million and one variables, especially when those statistics are forty years old. It's not scientific method when more than one variable (drinking age) changes, so I can't take any of those numbers seriously, sorry, prohibitionists.

This kind of stuff used to get me really riled up, but then I realized that, because we're all human, that we'll never learn and we'll never get it right, so now I just spend my time not giving a shit and taking lots of deep breaths.

]]> By: Duke It Out: Intercultural Dating : College Candy http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-57458 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:27 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-57458 [...] discuss her thoughts, feelings, and perspectives. Every Friday I'll be featuring a hot topic (like lowering the drinking age!) and leaving it up to you, the readers, to duke it out. So, read it and get your debate on in the [...]

]]> By: criolle http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-57017 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:37:44 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-57017 One of the major differences I notices in overseas clubs was the presence of college professors and instructors (even deans!) during the evenings.

They stepped in for dinners, they passed by for chats with their (and other professors) students. They MIXED with the student body, they knew the names and the backgrounds of the students.

Students witnessed the responsible use of alcohol by observing the professors. One does NOT get slobbering drunk in the presence of one's adviser (or one's roommate's adviser).

Soccer games are a different story.

The point is that there was adult supervision and example. This is sadly lacking in most American college environments.

The drunks lead the way.

]]> By: Sophie http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-56915 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:55:17 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-56915 It germany the drinking age is 16, but this is only for beer, not liquor. When I went there I found the culture towards drinking was more relaxed, and many people learnt the in's and out's of alcahol well before they were able to drive (18). I don't think it's fair to make people wait untill they are 21 to participate in a culture that had been around for hundreds of years.

]]> By: Gilly http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-56892 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:05:44 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-56892 In Canada, the drinking age is lower, but I still think it could be lowered. In all honesty, it could be 16 and make no difference- in fact, it could be a good thing since the kids would be done (hopefully) experimenting with alcohol, since it was no longer "forbidden", and they would learn their limits. That could mean lower drunk driving accidents. I still remember my first high school party- I was 14- and if it hadn't been for my boyfriend, who was 17, I would have just kept drinking because I didn't know my limits. Instead, he gave me 1 cooler, then got me pop and juice for the rest of the day. It was overall a great experience, and I'm glad he (still) loves me that much!

]]> By: Star http://collegecandy.com/2009/10/09/duke-it-out-lower-drinking-age/#comment-56857 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:46:21 +0000 http://collegecandy.com/?p=43048#comment-56857 It's funny how you can go to war and get shot at, maybe even killed, before you're ever old enough to have your first legal drink. Go America!

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