Comments on: It’s Time To Lower The Drinking Age http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/02/23/its-time-to-lower-the-drinking-age-2/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aimee http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/02/23/its-time-to-lower-the-drinking-age-2/#comment-63534 Aimee Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:48:46 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=4129#comment-63534 Just wondering what you think of this article below. I'm not sure how I feel about the drinking age where it is now. It obviously isn't working. But then you run the risk of something like this happening too, either way I don't think there is an easy answer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7883752.stm Just wondering what you think of this article below. I’m not sure how I feel about the drinking age where it is now. It obviously isn’t working. But then you run the risk of something like this happening too, either way I don’t think there is an easy answer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7883752.stm

]]> By: Kathryn Rebecca http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/02/23/its-time-to-lower-the-drinking-age-2/#comment-63528 Kathryn Rebecca Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:56:48 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=4129#comment-63528 I think the education idea is a good one as well, but I also don't think we should have a drinking age. Imposing a government-sanctioned limit on it only serves to increase the forbiddenness of it, and increase the taboo. If parents took on the responsibility of teaching their children good drinking behaviors and kids took on the responsibility of maintaining the behaviors, and asking for help when needed, then we wouldn't have nearly the amount of drinking-related problems and crimes we do. Of course, this assumes that people will take responsibility for themselves, which is, as always, the impenetrable wall. I think the education idea is a good one as well, but I also don’t think we should have a drinking age. Imposing a government-sanctioned limit on it only serves to increase the forbiddenness of it, and increase the taboo. If parents took on the responsibility of teaching their children good drinking behaviors and kids took on the responsibility of maintaining the behaviors, and asking for help when needed, then we wouldn’t have nearly the amount of drinking-related problems and crimes we do. Of course, this assumes that people will take responsibility for themselves, which is, as always, the impenetrable wall.

]]> By: tfr http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/02/23/its-time-to-lower-the-drinking-age-2/#comment-63524 tfr Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:25:35 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=4129#comment-63524 Also, the ridiculous attitude of our laws in regard to under-age drinking at home does not help. If I allow any person, including my own children, to consume alcoholic beverages under my personal supervision, keeping them under such supervision until they sober up, I have broken the law and can be prosecuted. This, of course imparts an aura of "forbidden fruit" to something which should be a simple, non-controversial part of everyday life. Also, the ridiculous attitude of our laws in regard to under-age drinking at home does not help. If I allow any person, including my own children, to consume alcoholic beverages under my personal supervision, keeping them under such supervision until they sober up, I have broken the law and can be prosecuted. This, of course imparts an aura of “forbidden fruit” to something which should be a simple, non-controversial part of everyday life.

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