University Presidents urge lawmakers to lower the drinking age! Thoughts?!?!?!?

[Gator_Mclusky]

I think it should be lowered. If they can go to war at 18, they can have a f'n beer at 18!!!!!!!!

College presidents seek debate on drinking age - Yahoo! News

[access]

It's been 18 in Australia for ever and works I think but the only difference I see is that you can't get your drivers license in Australia until your 17 so I think that's possibly a better match than having a lower drinking age and a lower driving age. I understand you still can't drink till your 18 but having somewhat easier access to alcohol and at a lower age and cars is not a good idea.

I agree wholeheardetly though with you Gator on the argument of going to shoot someone but can't get a beer. Seems a little nonsensical when viewed in that light.

[Surveyor]

18 for beer in a private residence and 21 for hard liquer sounds fine. Of course if weed were legal for 18 and up, drinking would go waaaaay down...

[willy222]

spains legal drinking age is 16 for beer lol

[madruga]

i could buy beer back home when i was 14. and i did. often.

ahhhh...what stupid asses we were (are).

[Spook]

The profs are probably wanting to legally give beer to young co-eds without getting in trouble with the law.

[Smiley]

It is 18 here to Access but I believe it has led to binge drinking and abuse. We used to buy beer from a young age also but giving it to them as a right is a backwards step, just my opinion.

[streetskata]

In all honesty people should be allowed to take anything they want beer drugs ect... If they fuck themselves up then its their fault, its called responsibility. I think the parents should actually teach their children instead of just saying "its against the law; youll go to jail" and as for the whole drinking and driving thing, people will ALWAYS be idiots like that doesnt matter what the restrictions are, and hopefully they just wrap their cars around utility poles and dont hit an innocent person. IDK just my opinion. and btw i would hit up the pub at my college every friday lolol in moderation of course.

[Johnno86]

Drinking has always been 18 here in the UK, I never really understood why it was 21 in the USA. Is there a reason for it, specifically? Is it 21 to vote, too?