I assume most people commenting on this article are in the Insurance business. I think you have all missed one point. Why do you think the schools want to lower the drinking age? So that they cannot get sued when someone gets killed from a drunk underage student. I am very surprised with all of your answers.
I believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18 again. Did the world come to an end over two decades ago when you could legally drink at 18?
No matter what you do, there are always going to be idiots of all ages who don’t drink responsibly. And unfortunately, there’s not much we can do to stop them.
At the very least, I think active military should be able to drink at age 18. If you can die for your country, you should be able to enjoy a beer.
As long as the draft included women I’d be for it, though it should be expanded to match Germany’s mandatory federal service – you spend your two years in any Federal service: military, fire service or medical corps. We’d have to tweak it a little, but I’m sure we could make it work. However this won’t solve any underage drinking problems as the military has a worse underage drinking problem than colleges do. I was actually rated down on my review because I didn’t drink with the guys – and I wasn’t 21 yet. Being peoples’ “drinking buddy” is a valid and accepted rating aspect on military reviews. If you don’t get drunk with your crew you have a much tougher time advancing, and in some units won’t advance at all.
I’m for eliminating the drinking age. It doesn’t do what it’s supposed to in any meaningful way. We can still outlaw everything we don’t like about not being sober – drunk driving, public indecency, all that good stuff. I make the same arguments for drugs too. Hold people responsible for their actions and let them kill themselves in any way they want.
For the insurance aspect, if colleges can lower tuition and fees by having a lower insurance premium from via a lower drinking age I’m all for it. Hold these adults responsible for their own actions. The college is their to teach them, not babysit them.
I agree!! If you are old enough to die for your country, you are old enough to drink. Kids go wild at college because they are finally away from Mom and Dads watchful eyes,they will do that no matter what the legal age is. How many of you have raised kids? (you need to have raised a kid to have an opinion on parenting)
Let me see if I understand this correctly. Colleges don’t know how to control the students they have enrolled. Let’s change the law to coodinate with the circumstances. Using this logic let’s also condone speeding on campus because it is so hard to obey the posted limits. Let’s turn exams in when we feel like it as I never did like deadlines or someone telling me what to do. I have obtained a list of those schools that would like to lower the drinking age starting with MR. Gee’s college. I will make certain no gifts from me or my company reach any of these schools. Unfortuneately on of the promoters is a school I have attended and gifted.
Why should colleges CONTROL their students? They are supposed to be adults. College isn’t like high school. They can always kick you out.
Drinking ages on campus work about as well as prohibition or ‘Say No To Drugs’. I do believe it comes down to the dollar. Younger drinkers mean more income for the community. The legal age laws take more money out of the budget to try to enforce. And makes the school responsible for an ‘adult’ when they get drunk and fall down a flight of stairs. Again, passing the buck and making someone ELSE responsible for the ‘adults’ actions.
Those saying the problem are colleges not enforcing the law should listen to what the colleges are saying. They do enforce the rules but can’t be everywhere at once and much of the drinking goes on off-campus with the students sucking down huge amounts of beer as quickly as they can, i.e., binge drinking.
Those saying changing the law would encourage under 18s to drink should look around and open their eyes. High School kids have no problem finding something to drink already.
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What’s draconian about that idea? It would solve a bunch of problems.
I assume most people commenting on this article are in the Insurance business. I think you have all missed one point. Why do you think the schools want to lower the drinking age? So that they cannot get sued when someone gets killed from a drunk underage student. I am very surprised with all of your answers.
What have you geezers got to offier to top that sentiment?
Just stay off the roads when we party!
I believe the drinking age should be lowered to 18 again. Did the world come to an end over two decades ago when you could legally drink at 18?
No matter what you do, there are always going to be idiots of all ages who don’t drink responsibly. And unfortunately, there’s not much we can do to stop them.
At the very least, I think active military should be able to drink at age 18. If you can die for your country, you should be able to enjoy a beer.
As long as the draft included women I’d be for it, though it should be expanded to match Germany’s mandatory federal service – you spend your two years in any Federal service: military, fire service or medical corps. We’d have to tweak it a little, but I’m sure we could make it work. However this won’t solve any underage drinking problems as the military has a worse underage drinking problem than colleges do. I was actually rated down on my review because I didn’t drink with the guys – and I wasn’t 21 yet. Being peoples’ “drinking buddy” is a valid and accepted rating aspect on military reviews. If you don’t get drunk with your crew you have a much tougher time advancing, and in some units won’t advance at all.
I’m for eliminating the drinking age. It doesn’t do what it’s supposed to in any meaningful way. We can still outlaw everything we don’t like about not being sober – drunk driving, public indecency, all that good stuff. I make the same arguments for drugs too. Hold people responsible for their actions and let them kill themselves in any way they want.
For the insurance aspect, if colleges can lower tuition and fees by having a lower insurance premium from via a lower drinking age I’m all for it. Hold these adults responsible for their own actions. The college is their to teach them, not babysit them.
*Underage* binge drinking is against the law?
Anyone have the straight dope on this?
I didn’t know there were legal limits to how much you could drink in your own home. Are there or is the article in error?
I agree!! If you are old enough to die for your country, you are old enough to drink. Kids go wild at college because they are finally away from Mom and Dads watchful eyes,they will do that no matter what the legal age is. How many of you have raised kids? (you need to have raised a kid to have an opinion on parenting)
Let me see if I understand this correctly. Colleges don’t know how to control the students they have enrolled. Let’s change the law to coodinate with the circumstances. Using this logic let’s also condone speeding on campus because it is so hard to obey the posted limits. Let’s turn exams in when we feel like it as I never did like deadlines or someone telling me what to do. I have obtained a list of those schools that would like to lower the drinking age starting with MR. Gee’s college. I will make certain no gifts from me or my company reach any of these schools. Unfortuneately on of the promoters is a school I have attended and gifted.
Why should colleges CONTROL their students? They are supposed to be adults. College isn’t like high school. They can always kick you out.
Drinking ages on campus work about as well as prohibition or ‘Say No To Drugs’. I do believe it comes down to the dollar. Younger drinkers mean more income for the community. The legal age laws take more money out of the budget to try to enforce. And makes the school responsible for an ‘adult’ when they get drunk and fall down a flight of stairs. Again, passing the buck and making someone ELSE responsible for the ‘adults’ actions.
Those saying the problem are colleges not enforcing the law should listen to what the colleges are saying. They do enforce the rules but can’t be everywhere at once and much of the drinking goes on off-campus with the students sucking down huge amounts of beer as quickly as they can, i.e., binge drinking.
Those saying changing the law would encourage under 18s to drink should look around and open their eyes. High School kids have no problem finding something to drink already.