College Presidents asking for a lowered drinking age.

I think that their real goal is to relieve them from having to inforce underage drinking rules which I'm sure takes up allot of time. It does not surprise me one bit but I just don't see how bindge drinking and at what age you can drink have anything in common.

Can you blame them? I mean how do you or can you effectively stop college kids from drinking?

Can you blame them? I mean how do you or can you effectively stop college kids from drinking?
Maybe thats one of the problems now days that we say we cannot stop them from this or that and we just keep giving them more room to do what they want. If we lower the age that would then bring some kids in High School legal to drink and its also gives kids more people to buy them beer. It was 18 when I was growing up but back then we did not need metal detectors in school, guys came to school with shot guns hanging in the back of their trucks (was no big deal), we could have a knife in school, teachers could discipline a kid without fear of committing a crime, .... etc.... etc.... Times have changed and I'm not sure if it would make a difference either way.

You're right firstdown, the only difference it would make is fewer under-age violations (and consequently, less revenue for states).

remember, some high school seniors are 18. i don't know about you guys, but i wasn't drinking.... well i cant lie anymore. but im sure that's part of the debate

21 is a joke anyway. How many of us were drinking by 18? Hell how about by 16?

21 is a joke anyway. How many of us were drinking by 18? Hell how about by 16?

I can remember steeling beer from my Dad when I was 14.:spank: In my opinion if you’re old enough to be held accountable as an adult in the eyes of the law you should be old enough to drink.

Firstdown, you really think lowering the drinking age would keep people from getting it? First of all, if you want alcohol -- it's very easy to get. First of all, fake IDs look very realistic and are easy/cheap to get. Secondly, find a friend/brother/bum most people will buy it anyways. In HS, some of my friends got a Costco account on a fake ID. He never had to be carded again, and could buy beer whenever.

Firstdown -- part of the reason for the drinking age is so that High School seniors can drink. While they're still under their parents supervision and have some rules, unlike in college when they're on their own.

21 is a joke anyway. How many of us were drinking by 18? Hell how about by 16?

Yeah, the first time I drank alcohol was at 15. My parents always kept a bottle of Wild Turkey. I also smoked my first cigarette around the same time. Got that from my parents too.

I have traveled a lot and can say that, outside of the middle east, the US has the strictest drinking laws in the world. What possible reason can exist for maintaining the current drinking age is seriously beyond me.

I'll never forgot the time I went to a bar in college, scanned my ID on their new high tech machine, and saw a picture of me half-asleep and wasted come up on the screen. I had a tanktop on and was holding a huge untouched beer. I had no idea where they had gotten it! That's when I knew we had gone too far in our war against 20 year old drinking.

21 is a joke anyway. How many of us were drinking by 18? Hell how about by 16?

I'm only 20 and I've been drinking for a few years now, although I am definitely not a major alcoholic like so many people I know my age. I'm not like everybody else that drinks though, I very rarely drink anymore, I've only drank once in the last 4 months, and that was my 20th b-day back in June, and I've pretty much decided I'm not a fan of alcohol like everybody else. I learned because pretty much the last 3 times I've drank alcohol in the past year I end up going over my limit and "partying with the bucket" as they say, and overall it wasn't as enjoyable an experience as before. So now I'm pretty much keeping it casual, I find it's not fun if I drink too much. I'm pretty much glad I'm not like my other friends that rent a house and drink themselves wasted almost every night that they aren't working or busy.