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Post by prototypegtx on Sept 2, 2007 22:39:19 GMT -5
Yes, obviously.
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Post by Kennedyesque on Sept 2, 2007 22:56:10 GMT -5
No, if you lower it to say 18 then 14 year olds have easy access to alcohol
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Post by Robles on Sept 2, 2007 22:59:27 GMT -5
Kids of all ages already have easy access to alcohol. It's fine at 21.
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Post by prototypegtx on Sept 2, 2007 23:00:46 GMT -5
So, at age 18 you can join the military and go off and die but not drink alcohol to at least make the army not suck so hard? That doesn't make much sense.
European countries have lower drinking ages, and less alcohol abuse by young people.
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Post by Robles on Sept 2, 2007 23:06:17 GMT -5
I guess you have a point since you can smoke at 18. For some reason they see alcohol as a bigger threat
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Post by Kennedyesque on Sept 2, 2007 23:07:26 GMT -5
I guess you have a point since you can smoke at 18. For some reason they see alcohol as a bigger threat That's because it affects your senses. |
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Post by Robles on Sept 2, 2007 23:09:39 GMT -5
Maybe they should just not let you leave a bar for 30 mins after you finish drinking. If you're doing it at home with no intentions of driving, I guess it doesn't matter
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Post by prototypegtx on Sept 2, 2007 23:11:56 GMT -5
Maybe they should just not let you leave a bar for 30 mins after you finish drinking. That doesn't make any sense, and a bar should have no right to hold you against your will unless your belligerent, or a threat to yourself or others in which case they should call the police to pick you up. |
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Post by Kennedyesque on Sept 2, 2007 23:15:08 GMT -5
Yeah and if you've had a few holding you for 30 minutes would do barely anything.
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Post by prototypegtx on Sept 2, 2007 23:15:56 GMT -5
Actually the body metabolizes alcohol pretty fast.
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Post by Robles on Sept 2, 2007 23:17:59 GMT -5
well if they serve you a ton of drinks, isnt it partly their responsibility to make sure you have a safe ride home?
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Post by Potter on Sept 2, 2007 23:23:46 GMT -5
nah, like the commercials say, drink responsibly ;p
bar tenders aren't responsible for what people buy. they can say however something like "you had enough" and have the person kicked out
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Post by Robles on Sept 2, 2007 23:34:33 GMT -5
yeah I just read that they can't even refuse alcohol to a pregnant woman, but I think that's very wrong
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Post by Fatal Rewind on Sept 2, 2007 23:51:12 GMT -5
So, at age 18 you can join the military and go off and die but not drink alcohol to at least make the army not suck so hard? That doesn't make much sense. European countries have lower drinking ages, and less alcohol abuse by young people. Yeah, but they probably have incredibly stiff alcohol-related crime sentences, that's why Princess Diana's death was very rare (her driver being under the influence), DWI hardly ever happens over there |
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Post by Lady Rachel on Sept 3, 2007 10:47:38 GMT -5
(cute, tfe.... heh)
i think this is something that should have been changed aLONG time ago. we all know how people are nowadays. we'll give them a right and they'll abuse it...
go over to europe. teenagers and what not have a glass of wine with their parents at dinner. of course, they still go out and get drunk, but its something thats introduced at such a young age that they think nothing of it.
if we lowered it now, everyone would abuse it... :/
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