Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Should the alcoholic drinking age in the United States be increased or decreased?
What a controversial topic! I chose this specific subject because it's kind of a touchy issue and I figured a lot of young people my age would have many different opinions and viewpoints. I think it will start interesting discussion maybe even a little debating one side or another. The drinking age is different in many countries for various reasons which will be discussed later. What is the acceptable drinking age? The specific topic has many pros and cons to it. If the drinking age was lowered, would underage drinking and alcohol abuse stop or diminish greatly? If the drinking age was lowered, would there be more DUIs or alcohol-related vehicle accidents? These are a few questions I am asking myself while trying to discuss the appropriate and effectiveness of the drinking age. I really do not have a chosen side to this argument, although I have opinions about both sides, it really intrigues me to hear different arguments on the subject.
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I believe that there are pros and cons to lowering the drinking age. Of course I beleive that it should be done so I dont have to worry about being caught or risking my college and job status but there are many things that could go wrong. Just taking JMU campus for an example I believe that their would be a decrease in the amount of money that JMU spends on the police force finding underage drinkers. I know that they do not want another spring fest but then again that could have been changed too if the drinking age was younger. Their wouldnt have been people under 21 worried and angry that they were going to get into troble for trying to have a little fun althouht I will agree that it did go a little to far. I think that their would be no more or no less DUI on campus of course because we have the bus service, cabs, and safe rides but in everyday life I think the rate of DUI of underage drinkers would be less because they would have less of a problem asking their partents to come and get them or lettin their parents know what they were really doing that night. I believe that if the drinking age were lowered it would at first not changed the rate of incidences but after a while of people getting used to it some stuff will get better.
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