A strong belief of mine is that the drinking age should be increased. I don’t believe that at 21 most people are either mature enough or responsible enough to handle drinking. Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused drugs. It always was and it always will be. I believe we should take that into account and make some changes to the laws.
——Jimmydane34
Beautifulspirit
Nov. 17, 2016 at 5:50 pm:
Unfortunately there is no specific or exact age upon reaching maturity. And teens are still going to find some way to abuse alcohol no matter what the laws are. This is reality—but you’re right. We can monitor this situation better—not just for kids but for everyone.
Stuber
Nov. 17, 2016 at 9:26 pm:
I disagree. I think since you are a legal adult at 18, and can join the military at 18, you can make your own decisions. So if you want to drink, you should be able to drink and face the consequences.
AaronLawrence
Nov. 18, 2016 at 11:29 am:
I definitely agree that the age should be increased. People at any age aren’t responsible anyway, let alone people who are younger than 21.
Alcohol itself should be banned. Many families are affected by drunk drivers every day . People only think short term; they never think about the consequences their actions might have.
JustTazzy
Nov. 19, 2016 at 9:42 pm:
Raising it won’t help stop people abusing it, or drunk drivers. America already has one of the highest drinking ages, and that probably contributes to people drink way too much. If it wasn’t treated as such a big deal, young adults probably would not drink as much. It is society, not the drinking age, that really needs to be changed.
32. Jimmydane34 starts a topic on young people’s .
A. drinking age B. drug abuse C. attitude to laws D. sense of respomsibility
33. In Beautifulspirit’s opinion, Jimmydane34’s point of view is .
A. totally wrong B. partly right C. based on reality D. of no benefit
34. Who will probably agree with Stuber?
A. Jimmydane34. B. Beautifulspirit. C. AaronLawrence. D. JustTazzy.
35. Which of the following statements is RIGHT according to AaronLawrence?
A. The number of drinking young people is increasing.
B. Whether being responsible has nothing to do with age.
C. A ban on alcohol applying to all ages should come into force.
D. Drunk driving is the most severe consequence of alcohol abuse.