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Reeves

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2010, 04:21:43 PM »
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Let me make myself clear to you, my friend.   Allowing a child to drink is folly.  Allowing a child to drink while "stupervised" by an adult or with other children is just as dumb.  Allowing a child to  drink alcohol and have access to an automobile is just plain stupid. 

What is the common link in those three  statements?  We are talking about a child.  Children.  People too young to know better.  And you,  you really should know better.  I think that you do, but chose instead to take a more liberal populist point of view in an attempt to earn points with like-minded people.   

Alcohol is not for children.  Or the childish.

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #26 on: October 31, 2010, 04:23:07 PM »
I personally think it would be better if the drinking age and military involvement age would increase to the same age that parents can no longer claim their children as dependents on their tax return.....about 24 if I remember correctly.

to this I agree to some extent. If your kid is active duty and not at home, wtf can you claim them as a dependent. I think 24 is high to claim a child as a dependent unless, that child is full time student and for the most part your supporting them in school

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #27 on: October 31, 2010, 04:24:39 PM »
Let me make myself clear to you, my friend.   Allowing a child to drink is folly.  Allowing a child to drink while "stupervised" by an adult or with other children is just as dumb.  Allowing a child to  drink alcohol and have access to an automobile is just plain stupid.  

What is the common link in those three  statements?  We are talking about a child.  Children.  People too young to know better.  And you,  you really should know better.  I think that you do, but chose instead to take a more liberal populist point of view in an attempt to earn points with like-minded people.  

Alcohol is not for children.  Or the childish.

What Im saying is thats its ironic to trust a 16 yr old with driving a 2 ton car but not to have a few beers. Because everyone will drink whenever they want anyway, but everyone aint gonna drive a car if they are not allowed,

therefore drinking at 16 and driving at 21 would make more sense if we had to compare the two.  18 for both as in sweden is good imo. your average 16 yr old is way to immature to handle a car. And if you dissagree then they should be mature enough to handle a drink also.
I dont know if I have to add that I dont mean at the same time ofc

to sum it up:

If the goverment think you're mature enough to handle a potentially deadly weapon to Anyone it comes in contact with you should be mature enough to handle a few beers with your friends.

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #28 on: October 31, 2010, 04:35:26 PM »
What Im saying is thats its ironic to trust a 16 yr old with driving a 2 ton car but not to have a few beers.

No.  If the child has been properly taught and is of sound mind and body and their parents trust them, then the law allows them to drive once they have proven as much.  Here in California children that possess a license may only drive themselves or certain family members until they reach (I believe) the age of 18.  One reason this was done was to try and prevent accidents in which young and irresponsible drivers also killed their school age friends or young family members when they drove recklessly.  You know, driving like a fool to impress their peers?  Sounds like drinking to impress ones peers.

Putting alcohol into your body changes things and I suspect you know this.  It lowers inhibitions to an extent as well as reduces reaction times even in small amounts.  Of course it varies person to person, but still you must realize that it is not a good idea to have children drink alcoholic beverages.

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #29 on: October 31, 2010, 04:43:34 PM »
No.  If the child has been properly taught and is of sound mind and body and their parents trust them, then the law allows them to drive once they have proven as much.  Here in California children that possess a license may only drive themselves or certain family members until they reach (I believe) the age of 18.  One reason this was done was to try and prevent accidents in which young and irresponsible drivers also killed their school age friends or young family members when they drove recklessly.  You know, driving like a fool to impress their peers?  Sounds like drinking to impress ones peers.

Putting alcohol into your body changes things and I suspect you know this.  It lowers inhibitions to an extent as well as reduces reaction times even in small amounts.  Of course it varies person to person, but still you must realize that it is not a good idea to have children drink alcoholic beverages.

Oh , Im sure EVERYONE follows those laws lol. at 16 you WILL speed with your car, you WILL try and impress your friends in the backseat. Speeding with a 2 ton car compared to having a few beers? whats more dangerous?

and I didnt say kids should drink, I think 18 is a good age. I dont however think 16 is a good driving age. your average 16 yr olds mind is weak, do they test peer pressure in the test?  ???

and how the fuck is the slowing of reaction time relevant to this discussion ?!?!?!  after I even made sure I mention I didnt mean drinking and driving to all the retards that would Somehow think I did.

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #30 on: October 31, 2010, 06:37:12 PM »
The words "child" and "sound mind and body" do NOT belong in the same sentence...not even "teenager"... nope.

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #31 on: November 01, 2010, 05:05:22 AM »
what kills me...We can send 18 year olds off to foreign countries, but they can't have a drink in a bar..FUCK THAT (unless they drink on a base, which if not mistaken is still 18 for active duty)

Actually, all the bases I was ever on, it was 21....but it wasn't like it was a problem to find it and often people just looked the other way when they knew you were underage.....first day I was in Iceland, I was barely 19 and got snockered with our commanding officer.... ;D


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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #32 on: November 01, 2010, 07:22:51 AM »
I've personally never understood the reasons people pound alcohol.

Me neither MOS,me neither....

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #33 on: November 01, 2010, 07:27:20 AM »
Alcohol sucks anyways, they should give steroids to the kids.

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Re: Legal Drinking ages in other countries--
« Reply #34 on: November 01, 2010, 04:39:48 PM »
Actually, all the bases I was ever on, it was 21....but it wasn't like it was a problem to find it and often people just looked the other way when they knew you were underage.....first day I was in Iceland, I was barely 19 and got snockered with our commanding officer.... ;D



wow really? I remember it used to be 18 back in the late 80's, well at least in San Diego. But wtf cared we wen't to Tijuana