The Debate About Lowering the Drinking Age

In early 2003 when George W Bush 's 19 - year - old daughter was drunk and arrested, the debate about the reduction in legal drinking age is once again a concern of the public.

In less than a month, Jenna Bush was arrested twice by trying to drink alcohol or buy alcohol with a fake ID card. , Sign the contract, join the army, marry, he or she must be large enough to drink beer

Justin Schmidt, 21-year-old student at Dallas Southern Methodist University, said, "This is one of the most stupid laws in the United States." "You can be chosen by your country to participate in the war - but you can not drink beer.You can try adults - but you can drink beer can not"

The problem of discussion of lowering legal drinking age is that this is not simply the best interest of public safety. Minor drinkers are dangerous for themselves and others, especially on expressways.

During the Vietnam War era many drinking age of state became 18 years old for the first time. As the country demands that tens of thousands of young people fight for fighting foreign countries for their country, "How can we ask you to die for their country? .Drank?"

However, low drinking age began to affect the country's highway. Alcohol-related traffic accidents The number of deaths has begun to increase at a staggering rate, the majority of which are involved by young drivers. As a result of the surprising increase in the number of deaths on the highway, Congress pressured the state again to increase the age of drinking

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that if you increase your drinking age to 21 years old, the traffic accident mortality rate for drivers between the ages of 18 and 20 has decreased by 13%. In 22 of 22 studies conducted from 1981 to 1992, traffic accidents and the number of deceased persons decreased sharply as the age of drinking increased

More than 40% of children ages 16 to 20 who died in 1994 died in a car accident, half of which were related to alcohol. From 1983 to 1994, the number of young drivers suffering from a fatal accident decreased by 14.3%. This is the greatest decrease in any age group during this period.

Since the evidence of maintaining a drinking age at the age of 21 is very overwhelming, if Jena Bush is not just a young, attractive daughter of the President of the United States, but just another college student, we will discuss again in 2003 I think that.

If she was arrested in an accident where someone was injured or murdered rather than simply trying to use a fake ID card, we responded that the state media resigned from the other side of the low-drinking age- I doubt it will.

Procon.org has a good argument to support and oppose the decline in legal drinking age, but in addition to discussion in the field of public health, two arguments to lower drinking age stand out in particular. Maintain consistency, the second is free discussion, more precisely the pursuit of happiness.

Discussion started many years ago, but it continues today. Should I reduce legal drinking age or should I reduce it? Discussion is always huge, and the two sides are spurring a refutation. Both have shown good evidence, there is one tough fact that will make a real sense: it should help prevent pregnant drinking and should help reduce pregnant drinking age as it helps to prevent juvenile violence It is not.

There have been discussions over the years as to whether to reduce the legal drinking age in the United States. One day, the legal age of those who purchase alcohol drinks or drink is 21 years old. Many people who oppose relaxation of age restrictions feel that teenagers are not mature enough to drink responsibly. On the other hand, there are many reasons to support my position that the legal drinking age in the United States should be reduced to 18 years old. As 18 year old children have acquired many adult rights in our country, legal drinking age in the United States should be reduced to 18 years old. In the United States, 18 years old is considered "age of consent". People of that age are allowed to vote for government elections and to carry out military service for their country. They are also old enough to get a driver's license and tobacco. They should also be allowed to buy and drink, if an 18 year old child is considered to be mature enough to acquire these important rights.