Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I don’t think it should. This has been an ongoing debate about the MLDA (minimum legal drinking age) that it should, and might, be lowered from 21 to 18 because, people at the age of 18 are considered adults. I think it should stay where it is at. Let’s look at all the points against and for the idea.
Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I think not, my first piece of evidence is from procon.org, which states, “drinking should be similarly restricted due to the responsibility required to self and others.” This shows what I am thinking, younger adults are more likely to use the alcohol irresponsibly. In addition, America already has innocent people every day dying from drinking and driving …show more content…
The first thing I want to point out is on alcoholpolicymd.com, it says, “Annual alcohol use by high school seniors dropped from 87% in 1983 (before passage of the national MLDA law) to 73.2% in 2000.” This obviously shows that even though there still is illegal drinking, it has dropped since MLDA 21. If we lowered the legal drinking age I think that the numbers would fly off the charts, the only reason that the 27.8% is not drinking is because they are scared of going to jail. In addition, I found this on the same website, “alcohol producers heavily target the college demographic through magazine, billboard, internet, and television advertising, as well as spring break promotions, on-site marketing, contests, concerts, and sporting events.” This shows that alcohol companies are trying to get young adults to see that it is fun to drink and have parties. If these people have these types of parties people are most likely going to get hurt or possibly die. In conclusion, some young adults drink illegally, if we gave them permission they wouldn’t have to hide it and more would
Should the legal drinking age be lowered? I think not, my first piece of evidence is from procon.org, which states, “drinking should be similarly restricted due to the responsibility required to self and others.” This shows what I am thinking, younger adults are more likely to use the alcohol irresponsibly. In addition, America already has innocent people every day dying from drinking and driving …show more content…
The first thing I want to point out is on alcoholpolicymd.com, it says, “Annual alcohol use by high school seniors dropped from 87% in 1983 (before passage of the national MLDA law) to 73.2% in 2000.” This obviously shows that even though there still is illegal drinking, it has dropped since MLDA 21. If we lowered the legal drinking age I think that the numbers would fly off the charts, the only reason that the 27.8% is not drinking is because they are scared of going to jail. In addition, I found this on the same website, “alcohol producers heavily target the college demographic through magazine, billboard, internet, and television advertising, as well as spring break promotions, on-site marketing, contests, concerts, and sporting events.” This shows that alcohol companies are trying to get young adults to see that it is fun to drink and have parties. If these people have these types of parties people are most likely going to get hurt or possibly die. In conclusion, some young adults drink illegally, if we gave them permission they wouldn’t have to hide it and more would