in the world of tens what are we really alowed to do... we cant drive till 16, but ciggaretts pornography, weapons, lottery tickets, see rated r movies, buy mature games, or even vote. so that leaves us with what... our imagination and crayons. i belive the biggest problem in america with drinking and car accidents is boredom. kids drink in excess where... at parties which usually involve marajuana ( which causes significantly less death) and liquor. so minus the factor of "weed" that leaves us with the "jesus juice" that causes theese problems. people drink then they drive then they die. so i belive that if we did lower the drinking age it would lessen the "forbidden fruit" argument and we could moniter drinking. 
people in bars are less likely to "drink themselves to death than others. so i pose it to you, do we allow kids to drink in an unsafe environment and end up drinking to much or do we allow them to go to bars and get tipsy to their little hearts desire but be safe??
people in bars are less likely to "drink themselves to death than others. so i pose it to you, do we allow kids to drink in an unsafe environment and end up drinking to much or do we allow them to go to bars and get tipsy to their little hearts desire but be safe??
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But would the forbidden fruit then be passed down to 15, 16, 17 year olds?
that is the sort of question that causess theese culture wars in the fist place. the idea of displacement and the passing down of addiction is all in the media. it is the parrents responsibilitie tomanage what the child sees in their daily lives. they see joe schmoe at a bar and by drinking he can get lucky. kids are not inherentally prone to addiction. it is the media that sparks that "forbidden fruit" metaphore.
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