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Originally Posted by issybird
I grew up in a state where the drinking age had always been 18; I went to college in the state next door where the drinking age had been lowered to match, to cut down on the problem of under-21s driving across the state line to drink.
I think 21 is too high. It's better if college kids can drink openly; it would cut down on the problems of front-loading and secretive bashes without oversight which lead to drunkenness and rape. When I was in college and we were all legal, most of our drinking was done at bars, drinking $2 pitchers of (lousy) beer. Much, much safer.
I do see the argument on keeping drinking out of high schools, so I think 19 world be the right age.
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I agree. Mostly keep it out of the high school age range. I know if they want booze they will get it, just like my generation did even before we were 18. But 19 would be a good age to allow it. Unlike when I was a teenager, today there is a lot of emphasis placed on responsible drinking. Today we tend to emphasize the safety precautions--don't drink and drive, drink responsibly. In my day we were basically just threatened with punishment from our parents, and of course that was not very effective.