In the United States, the legal drinking age has failed at trying to protect the youth. The existing law only lets individuals drink alcohol if they are 21 years of age and up. However, this law is widely disregarded and has done little to reduce drinking among youth. In order to resolve this issue, the legal drinking age should be restored back to 18 years of age.
A distinguishable characteristic seen in American culture is the extreme separation between adults and youth. As a result, youth often learn how to drink from other youth, leading to dire consequences such as binge drinking. As an American born and raised child, I cannot remember a time when there was not a taboo associated with drinking alcohol. Growing up, my parents always scolded …show more content…
This means you can buy cigarettes, vote, and own a gun. The biggest concern I have is that when you turn 18 you can join the military. In other words, the government believes that you have all the necessary physical and mental characteristics needed for military service. I find this to be baffling because 18-year old Americans can risk their lives to save our country, but they are not permitted to drink alcohol. With all of the responsibilities that an 18 year old carries, I think that they would have the responsibility to control what they and what they do not consume, including …show more content…
Since underage students are not legally permitted to consume alcohol in public view they frequently consume alcohol behind closed doors. Furthermore, when special events take place on campus, students often sneak alcohol into the venue or consume large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time before the event to ensure that their state of drunkenness lasts the entire time. By lowering the age limit to 18, students would not feel the need to overdo it when drinking alcohol. Instead of getting drunk behind closed doors where more alcohol related dangers often occur, students could drink out in the open and still have
A distinguishable characteristic seen in American culture is the extreme separation between adults and youth. As a result, youth often learn how to drink from other youth, leading to dire consequences such as binge drinking. As an American born and raised child, I cannot remember a time when there was not a taboo associated with drinking alcohol. Growing up, my parents always scolded …show more content…
This means you can buy cigarettes, vote, and own a gun. The biggest concern I have is that when you turn 18 you can join the military. In other words, the government believes that you have all the necessary physical and mental characteristics needed for military service. I find this to be baffling because 18-year old Americans can risk their lives to save our country, but they are not permitted to drink alcohol. With all of the responsibilities that an 18 year old carries, I think that they would have the responsibility to control what they and what they do not consume, including …show more content…
Since underage students are not legally permitted to consume alcohol in public view they frequently consume alcohol behind closed doors. Furthermore, when special events take place on campus, students often sneak alcohol into the venue or consume large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time before the event to ensure that their state of drunkenness lasts the entire time. By lowering the age limit to 18, students would not feel the need to overdo it when drinking alcohol. Instead of getting drunk behind closed doors where more alcohol related dangers often occur, students could drink out in the open and still have