Why the Drinking Age Should be Lowered
On my eighteenth birthday earlier this summer, I was informed of my new responsibilities as an "adult." Legally, I'm old enough to move out and live without supervision, get married without a parent's permission, be held accountable for my actions, and face the consequences as any American adult would. At age eighteen, I'm able to get into dance clubs, and some clubs on the eastside that cater to the "adult crowd," or so I hear. I'm old enough to join the military and fight for my country, and am considered an adult by all legal standards. I have the same amount of independence as my parents, or do I?
Somewhat as a sigh of rebellion toward what the American government limits them to. I feel that by age eighteen, one is mature enough to handle that responsibility. Years ago, the legal drinking age was eighteen. If they were of age, they could freely call someone without the chance of getting in trouble for doing something illegal. Someone at that point in their lives has enough trouble balancing a part time job and school, much less the responsibility of having adult privileges. A responsibility of that magnitude does require a certain level of maturity. They can drink freely without fear of being caught and punished along with the many freedoms they received when they turned eighteen. I've heard stories that people my age drink mostly because it's something they're not allowed to do. " Those opposed to my proposition could argue that eighteen is still considered childhood, due to the fact that some turned eighteen at the end of their junior year of high school. When one reaches twenty-one, the have complete freedom. The government changed this because? My thoughts, they didn't think the youth of that generation were mature enough to handle the responsibilities that come along with the consumption of alcohol. They don't want to call a parent or someone else to pick them up for the fear of getting in trouble for drinking underage. Either way you see it, I feel that lowering the drinking age could put a stop to underage binge-drinking, and the amount of drunk driving fatalities.
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