Changing the drinking age to 21
Title: Changing the drinking age to 21
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 510 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Changing the drinking age to 21
Category: /Law & Government
Details: Words: 510 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
<Tab/>Although the legal purchase age is 21 years of age, a majority of college students under this age consume alcohol but in an irresponsible manner. This is because drinking by these youth is seen as an enticing "forbidden fruit," a "badge of rebellion against authority" and a symbol of "adulthood <Tab/>Today, overwhelming scientific evidence supports the fact that the early introduction of drinking is the safest
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purchase alcohol. Now how does that prove our countryOtherwise, they're denied admittance to most places and left to hang out on the street. That's hardly a safer alternative.
<Tab/>In conclusion, because the 21 year old drinking age law is not working, and it is damaging, it benefits us as a nation to change our current prohibition law and to teach responsible drinking techniques for those who chose to consume alcoholic beverages.