Drinking age is 21, lower it,raise it, keep it the same

[bozeman]

usa has got the highest drinking minimum age- and it's got the lowest percentage of drunkards in the country - compared to european idiots who make minimum drinking age 18. Raise it to 25 and you will barely find alcoholics in usa

[Cuse0323]

Leave it alone.

[StevoS]

18 here in Australia, there would be riots if it were raised.

[excel]

raise this sht, too many fukin drunks

[azn624]

Should change it to 18

[Nittany Lion]

I sort of agree with it being reduced to 18, but then high school seniors will all be able to legally buy it, which of course will cause alcohol to be even more ubiquitous at parties. And of course all the 18 year old seniors will buy alcohol for all their younger friends, so you'll have tons of dumb ass minors driving around drunk killing themselves or other innocent people as well. Too many Americans turn into idiots when it comes to alcohol, nobody knows how to moderate themselves. When I lived in Germany for several years, they had no where near the same kind of culture towards alcohol as we do. Tons of beer and wine in Germany obviously, but they knew how to moderate themselves.

[cockblocker]

Kids are going to find a way to get alcohol regardless of drinking age.

[Mthorn]

Should stay at 21 but lower gambling in Vegas to 18.. but like many said before, kids going to find there hands on alcohol regardless 18 or 21.

[odtw524]

Well if I were underage I would say lower it so I can drink but seeings though Im 25 I dont really give a fukk

[mw00]

lower it to 18...i used to drink bc it was the cool thing to do if you were underaged. plus the age limit didnt stop me or my friends. i think the earlier you start, the sooner you'll grow out of it. now i drink on occasions but could care less if i dont.

[Chugs]

18 is where its at ... fight for your country but cat drink a beer ... Cmon man!

[MoneylineExpress]

Keep it the same.

[Pajda]

Definitely lower it to 18.

[frankzig]

raise it to 25 give all the late bloomers time to grow up

[antan80]

in my country people can start buying drinks at the age of 18 and I think that s ok.

[koz-man]

drinking alcohol should be based on IQ, not age. I know guys in their 40's & 50's that should not drink, and there are teens that are more reasonable and handle it better than some idiots.

[CallMeChip]

Lowering it to 18 wont do anything for drunk driving fatalities. That's a cultural thing, not an age thing. If anything it will cause more. American kids are just plain retards when it comes to drinking and driving. I'd know, I used to be the biggest one.

[HotStreak]

At 18 you can vote and die for your country serving in the armed forces. Seems reasonable that you should be able to drink.

[kenatas]

I think 21 is ok.

[Nomocino]

It will never change again 21 seems to be about right

[joe17]

Leave it the way it is. Why change it. More idiots will be on the road

[Elevated]

Lower the drinking age but raise the driving age..

[dinaro7]

keep it at 21 anyone in the service can drink they just have to buy it on base

[Carloschihuahua]

Many people mention that we have 18 in europe and that works fine, but you should also consider that you can't usually drive until you're 18 either. And getting a drivers license is often more expensive, and I can imagine it is a lot harder as well.

[EXhoosier10]

Kids will get drunk either way. I agree with some of the other folks out there who mentioned that this is mainly about driving. 18 year olds are already bad enough drivers. Driving under the influence isn't going to help them. I see no reason to change it.

[Fischnasty]

i see no valid reason why its not 18

[darrell74]

'ubiquitous'

Nittany Lion has the word of the month
Haven't heard or seen that word used in quite a while

[Yich123]

lower that shit! people drink at 16 anyways. plus how can we be old enough to drive by 16 but not drink? WHAT IS THIS MADNESS! thnkfully i dont care anymore because im 22 yrs old baby

[bracerman]

"Go overseas and kill the enemy in the war, but don't touch that Bud Light!" Lower it.

[zr2786]

Lower that shit. No reason to keep ot at 21

[Foals]

lower it to 18, it's 18 everywhere else

[poochiecollins]

Whoever are the 2 people that voted "Lower or raise it, but just don't leave it alone" are morons and should be stoned.

I was going to vote to lower it, but after reading this, I'm #3

Seriousness aside, I'm thinking that I would remove age limits, make competency a mandatory part of substance testing, and increase penalties for UTI crimes. I add that middle part in there because I don't think someone whose body is used to a lot of alcohol and is perfectly competent at the time should be punished.

Thoughts?

[cockblocker]

I was going to vote to lower it, but after reading this, I'm #3

Seriousness aside, I'm thinking that I would remove age limits, make competency a mandatory part of substance testing, and increase penalties for UTI crimes. I add that middle part in there because I don't think someone whose body is used to a lot of alcohol and is perfectly competent at the time should be punished.

Thoughts?

I agree giving someone a UTI should be a crime.

[ncsubowen]

I don't think you can change it at this point without running into some serious issues. If the law changed today, every 18 year old in America would be out drinking tonight. In foreign countries where drinking isn't a big deal from an early age its not a problem, because parents teach their kids responsibility. Here in the States it's demonized so much that no one really sits down and teaches them how to behave. That same thing could be said for a lot of parenting issues here in the US.

[QuantumLeap]

Keeping it at 21 does more harm than good. Studies show that kids who don't drink until they go off to college will binge drink more than kids who start drinking at a younger age.

That's why I did my fair share to help prevent binge drinking by buying alcohol for minors after I got out of college.