I'm 18 years old, and while I have no taste for the majority of alcoholic beverages I still feel that the amount of responsibility placed on individuals at 18 should yield the ability of purchasing alcohol. Increased education about the responsibilities of drinking should be provided, and while many will argue that they've produced little or no effect, glorifying the 'splendidness' of alcohol only serves to increase the appetite and misuse of the substance. This is a flawed argument sure, but so is the argument against a drinking age of 18.  Don't ship me off to die for a cause I don't believe (don't take this so literally, I know there's no draft) and tell me I can't have a beer (which is actually quite disgusting) when I come back.
131938
Another reason:  Most 18-year-olds are in high school.  Do you really want that kind of availability in the schools?  Can you see it now....a Bud vending machine in every school cafe!!!
158387
Pretty much it's 21 through out this nation and I would keep it the same or raise it to 23.  \n\nI see these 19 - 21 year olds drinking and being stupid.  Just last week 3 19 year old teenagers where drinking and driving.  Guess what... they crashed into a tree and all three are now gone.  \n\nIt's stupid stuff.  I feel bad for these parents who lost their kids.\n\n\nBut I believe no matter what the drinking age is, kids will be kids and experiment with alcohol, smoking and drugs.  They are no different than we were kids.  We did the same crap, but somehow survived it.  \n\n\nLooking back at it now, I can see how foolish and stupid I was with drinking, smoking and drugs.  Thank God I came to realize what I was doing was not good for me and straighten my butt out very quickly.
326670
They tell the kids not to drink and then they do it?  Go out with your buddies any other night but try to convince them not to go drunk to the prom.  I am 17, and like most 17 year-olds I know what a buzzed person and a drunk person looks like.  Even if they don't get fired, kids will lose respect for them if they do something stupid and obviously drunken.
317647
the lowest legal age for tobacco is 16 in alaska. the cop can take it away. he probobly gave a choice of fine or forfeiture. the damned 'forbidden fruit' scenario. we're always going to seek what we cant have. in other parts of the world ive been to im shocked at how young people get into things. but then, its not (drugs, drink, tobacco, ect) popular because its not restricted. my truck for instance, the envy of all who are without one. i couldnt wait to get old enough to drive legally. now, i can drive anywhere but choose not to because its no big deal & am sick of driving every damn day.
598126
It's a main part in the usual supporting activities. \nI've to point it out the country you are coming from is not deserved as alcohol-free!
409660
i dont know, i guess that want what is considered a REAL adult or something since you have to be 21 to drink why not apply the same thing to a stupid R movie, i know it makes no sense
312177
That's a very good question. I guess the correct answer would depend on which side of the argument you are on. If you think it SHOULD bu illegal than they are just slow to getting there. But you also have to remember that they are just totally different cultures, they are aloud to go out drinking at the age of sixteen but can't drive until they are eighteen. Things are just different over there, maybe they haven't realized how bad it is yet, or maybe they think that people should be able to decide on their own.
348677
Oh My God how absolutely discusting to serve any level of alcohol to a child of that age. Do we not have enough alcoholics in this world without training our children to become one?? It is absolutely ridiculous that anyone would actually agree to doing a trial of this. What happened to good old fashioned water or milk?? These are both very healthy alternatives to sugary drinks such as cola and do not mean putting drugs( because thats what alcohol is, a drug) into a childs system.
570757
The beauty of youth is destroyed by alcohol. Give your life the chance to be young. Alcohol kills brain cell, creativity, the ability to grow up. What would it be like to be a juvenile the rest of your life?
290875
I'm against it- people dont know how to regulate themselves- besides, we have enough problems with alcohol- adding another addicting drug that alters your emotions and motor skills to the legal list is a bad idea.
44901
Not sure where you are from ... but the drinking laws in Michigan are quite strict... the problem isn't with enough laws it's with the lack of ability to enforce them.
620033
Yes, the only thing you are not allowed to do at the age of 18 is drink.  You may join the armed forces, decide who is to be leader of the country, have sex with as many people as you want...but you can't have one beer.  Tell me how much sense that makes.
391834
What a load of tripe.\n\nI enjoy a drink when I go out, but I dont drink to get drunk, I drink because I like the taste and it helps me to lose my inhibitions - and not because I am 'conscious' of the people around me and not because someone has died nor because I want to forget something bad has happened, but because I WANT to -  however, I have never been so drunk that I havent remember what I got up to the night before, nor have I have been so drunk that I wasnt in control of myself   -  (but even if I had - thats my look out).  \n\nI think the only time people make fools of themselves when they are drunk (or even sober) are when they become aggressive and/or verbally abusive - anything else (i.e. dancing on tables, on the podium, singing etc etc) is just fun (and who needs drink to do that - however, I think it can enhance your performance lol!!)  and I dont think these people make fools of themselves - life is meant to be fun - what YOU find fun might not be someone elses idea of fun   -  live and let live, as long as no one is hurt then its alllllllll gooooood!!!
232658
I really do not see the harm for either sex provided that both are in close age proximaty. If an 18 year old and a 16 year old want to screw I see no groups for statuatory rape at all. Why is it that 18 is the magic number for most things, and 21 is the magic number for other (drinking), and a judge can determine to prosecute someone as an adult at nearly any age ? I think that the drinking age needs to come down to 18, and if we are going to define 18 as an adult, then 18 is an adult WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.
189324
Being in the military is a controlled environment. 18 year olds drinking is not. Also some people use alcohol as a reason to act stupid. Most other countries have a lower drinking age because the children dont act as stupid as most American children do when they do drink. If you join the military and go lets say to Okinawa Japan. The drinking age there is 18 so you can drink. Go figure, this is my point of view from my personal experience.
381579
Difficult to put an absolute age on it - some people are useful way past the age of 50, others are useless from the age of 15.\nBut why not voluntary Euthanasia - someone who's got nothing to live for but tea and Emmerdale, might "want" to take a trip to the other side, just to see if it's true, or not. But they're not allowed to.
535897
Yes.  Perhaps they should be realistic, and show the violence and ugliness that can occur if not done responsibly.  Also, they should forewarn people that some people are genetically predisposed to alcoholism, and therefore are incapable of drinking "responsibly"