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Lowering the drinking age to 18.
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Replies: 54Last Post Aug. 21, 2008 3:24am by BigMomma59
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I can't really be arsed to read that... but the age is 18 in England and i don't personally think it helps. 18 yr olds still want to binge drink.
I mean, i know underage people can get alcohol, but it must be harder if the age is 21, because they probably know less people that are 21, plus it's harder to look 18 then 21 obviously.
I think 21 is better personally because people are supposedly more mature by then.... however i'm happy with it being 18 in england! wouldn't want it to change.

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It's already 18 here.
You lose.

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Psh, it should be age 13.

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wtf if teens ctould get alcolhol at 18 they would want to get more because they can...

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iT SHOULD BE LOWERED!

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hah  ha that won't work it is 18 here, and everyone starts drinking at like 15, or younger.

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Quote: from jsgirl at 4:09 pm on Aug. 20, 2008

Quote: from TronicChronic at 4:08 pm on Aug. 20, 2008

In canada there doing the same to 15
Bullshit they are.

Thats not what the legeslation of bc was saying. I doubt it will happen. I heard alberta and newfondland opted too

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Quote: from Trash at 12:08 am on Aug. 21, 2008

The drinking age IS 18

in the uk it is....in america its 21

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Quote: from MushroomSatsujin at 4:08 pm on Aug. 20, 2008

No. I just turned 21. I waited way to long for this
hahah it would be too unfair to you ayy?

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if you lower the age it just makes it legal for them to binge drink.
ANDANDAND
It makes so the cops cant punish them


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Not to mention the wonderful example of statistics.  The U.S. has the highest legal drinking age, and also has the worst statistic for teens in car wrecks.  That in itself is a bit of a reason to rethink the current situation.  Obviously it's not making the teens more responsible.  Maybe more exposure to legal drinking and legal driving would help.

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rebellious but legal things get abused all the time. people would die of liver cancer much more often and at earlier ages if the age was lowered. because I mean hey it feels good to be tipsy or drunk. Alcohol OWNES your liver. *not necessarily liver cancer but liver failure. and brain damage. Brains are valuable. and if you look at peoples brains who drink compared to people who don't, its a drastic difference, do we really want 18 year olds being more fucking stupid than they already are.

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Quote: from TronicChronic at 4:10 pm on Aug. 20, 2008

Quote: from jsgirl at 4:09 pm on Aug. 20, 2008

Quote: from TronicChronic at 4:08 pm on Aug. 20, 2008

In canada there doing the same to 15
Bullshit they are.

Thats not what the legeslation of bc was saying. I doubt it will happen. I heard alberta and newfondland opted too


LOL. Bullshit.

Alberta is keeping the drinking age 18, BC is keeping it 19.
They aren't going to let kids who can't DRIVE or vote yet, buy fucking booze.

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