And a repost no less.
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Besides, the case was just settled last month... for only $200k. She should have held out for more.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5638428
Drinking before that age means that your brain may not be fully doveloped and is susceptible damage to its development by too much alcohol consumption. there's a reason it's twenty one.
It's true that the brain isn't fully developed until mid-twenties, yes. However, most of the world has an earlier drinking age, and as far as I know, the percentage of alcohol-related brain damage and alcoholism isn't higher than the States.
It's not because of brain brain damage. Its is to prevent drunk drivers. Us 18-21 years do all sorts of crazy things. Bottom line, we are more likely to be drunk drivers, and therefore the US government has limited our rights to save money and protect the public.
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I don't think the rate of drunk drivers is higher with lower drinking ages either.
It is... please look things up before you post what you "think"
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Ideally, yes I'd love to fact check everything before posting. However, I'm often juggling my baby and don't have time. That is why I presented the argument as opinion rather than known fact. It was also a mental note to look it up later. So please cut the condescension.
On the other hand, this study shows a reduction in fatalities for young adults when the age limit is higher. http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/02/24/study-the-debate-is-over-higher-drinking-age-saves-lives Interesting. I wonder what would happen if the legal ages for driving and for drinking were reversed? If youth learned how to drink responsibly before they got driver's licenses, they might have fewer incidents.
I understand the logic of guest one, but were that the case, drinking age should be 25. Neural development isn't complete until then:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain_development_timeline http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164708
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My understanding is that the drinking age is intended to put alcohol "out of reach" of high schoolers. Consitering that many turn 18 in their senior year, I think the belief was that they were buying for their younger freinds at parties and inadvertently contributing to teen deaths.
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By raising the age to those out of high school, you "put it out of their reach." However, not only was I unable to find the historical data to compare it against the dates of the changes to purchasing laws, the data shows that it's not working. Teens are still dying alcohol related deaths... young teens at that.
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Besides, the case was just settled last month... for only $200k. She should have held out for more.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5638428
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain_development_timeline
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164708
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My understanding is that the drinking age is intended to put alcohol "out of reach" of high schoolers. Consitering that many turn 18 in their senior year, I think the belief was that they were buying for their younger freinds at parties and inadvertently contributing to teen deaths.
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By raising the age to those out of high school, you "put it out of their reach." However, not only was I unable to find the historical data to compare it against the dates of the changes to purchasing laws, the data shows that it's not working. Teens are still dying alcohol related deaths... young teens at that.