04-26-2015, 10:29 AM
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Originally posted by PaulW
The 21 restriction on drinking is ridiculous too. Telling adults whether they can drink or not? This isn't Saudi Arabia!
It teaches disrespect for the law because nearly everyone ignores it anyway.
Increasing the drinking age to 21 has created a generation of binge drinkers. Having only sporadic black market access to alcohol they drink drink drink as much as they can, while they can, as often as they can. Elsewhere in the world kids learn to drink in moderation from and with their parents. Here parents find out by seeing their teenage daughters on "Girls Gone Wild" videos how effective raising the drinking age to 21 has been.