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 Apr 30 2004, 12:30 AM
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 Fizzle Ma Nizzle  Group: Member Posts: 1,019 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,978  |
QUOTE(LiNHy POO @ Apr 28 2004, 5:38 PM) i keep it the same.... if we lowered it.... all us young ppl will be be drunk and passed out...  i agree.. that is true 
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Apr 30 2004, 04:34 AM
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 im a xanga whore...and how! Group: Member Posts: 139 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,028 |
if it was any lower, there would be more stupid kids who drink and drive or get into fights cause they cant handle themselves idk. stupid people who kill innocent people just because they think their sober enough to drive
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Apr 30 2004, 06:47 AM
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 rookie Group: Member Posts: 723 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,291 |
so do people go through a magical transition of maturity when they hit 20 or 21 years old? As far as I know, I didn't feel anything when I turned 17 or 18...
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Apr 30 2004, 12:46 PM
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im to lazy to argue about laws. i'd keep it the same.
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Apr 30 2004, 03:31 PM
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QUOTE(tkproduce @ Apr 30 2004, 7:47 AM) so do people go through a magical transition of maturity when they hit 20 or 21 years old? As far as I know, I didn't feel anything when I turned 17 or 18... Well, of course you're not supposed to feel it. It's a known fact that people mature with age because they've been around for awhile, and through the years, each day affects that person. Okay, so the majority of people...what? Did you expect to feel a powerful surge of wisdom flooding your mind when you turned seventeen or eighteen? |
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Apr 30 2004, 03:33 PM
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 Createblog-a-holic Group: Member Posts: 348 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,819 |
I honestly dont care, just as long as they dont lower it!!!
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Apr 30 2004, 03:58 PM
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rookie Group: Member Posts: 723 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,291 |
QUOTE(Kathleen @ Apr 30 2004, 8:31 PM) Well, of course you're not supposed to feel it. It's a known fact that people mature with age because they've been around for awhile, and through the years, each day affects that person. Okay, so the majority of people...what? Did you expect to feel a powerful surge of wisdom flooding your mind when you turned seventeen or eighteen? Sorry if I sound a bit rude here You seem to take what I write in this forum far too seriously. I don't really believe in half the things I say under any of the topics. That's not a crime is it? I just post in this forum so I can keep up with the 5 posts/day required for the official membership. That's the truth. Really, you don't have to counteract everything I say - I'm sure you can judge whether what I said is just blatantly stupid or not. |
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Apr 30 2004, 04:06 PM
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QUOTE(tkproduce @ Apr 30 2004, 4:58 PM) Sorry if I sound a bit rude here You seem to take what I write in this forum far too seriously. I don't really believe in half the things I say under any of the topics. That's not a crime is it? I just post in this forum so I can keep up with the 5 posts/day required for the official membership. That's the truth. Really, you don't have to counteract everything I say - I'm sure you can judge whether what I said is just blatantly stupid or not. Haha sorry...I just...I'm a debater, and yes, I do have to counter everything you say.  Haha. Kidding. I guess my older friends that have been debating longer have rubbed off on me...they're insane...they debate about anything. I'm sorry, though.  Heh...it's not a crime...I just want to keep certain topics from dying or whatnot...and I like to talk.
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Apr 30 2004, 04:24 PM
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rookie Group: Member Posts: 723 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 2,291 |
QUOTE(Kathleen @ Apr 30 2004, 9:06 PM) Haha sorry...I just...I'm a debater, and yes, I do have to counter everything you say. Haha. Kidding. I guess my older friends that have been debating longer have rubbed off on me...they're insane...they debate about anything. I'm sorry, though. Heh...it's not a crime...I just want to keep certain topics from dying or whatnot...and I like to talk. I think that whenever I post a comment, part of me is waiting for your counter-argument. I don't mind it - arguments breathe life into this forum. But don't point out things that I would know anyway. lol |
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Apr 30 2004, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE(tkproduce @ Apr 30 2004, 5:24 PM) I think that whenever I post a comment, part of me is waiting for your counter-argument. I don't mind it - arguments breathe life into this forum. But don't point out things that I would know anyway. lol Okay, agreed indeed. I dunno...it seems to me you, kryogenix, dasturbd, and me are the only ones ever posting in the debate threads.
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May 7 2004, 05:55 AM
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 i. just. want. to. play. goalie. Group: Member Posts: 79 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,583 |
riased....but it doesnt affect me....im aller-gis-tic to alchol....
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May 7 2004, 10:44 PM
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 whatver rocks yur socks Group: Member Posts: 239 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,154 |
like i sed with the smoking topic u should be able to smoke or drink whenevr u want its a free country right?
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May 8 2004, 09:53 AM
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 i think it shud juz stay at 21....teens and young adults are dying evryday cause of drunk driving....and for smoking...its a really bad habbit..and gurlz dnt usually go 4 guyz that smoke...
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May 12 2004, 05:51 PM
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laws like this probably wouldn't change much in life if they WERE changed, like whether it were lowered or raised, the people who drink already would keep drinking,. and the ones who are good and dont, probably won't drink....... pretty simple, kinda like the marijuana thing
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May 12 2004, 05:52 PM
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It dont matter what it is... I started drinking at 14... and since then never had trouble getting booze...
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May 13 2004, 12:45 AM
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QUOTE(LiNHy POO @ Apr 28 2004, 7:38 PM) i keep it the same.... if we lowered it.... all us young ppl will be be drunk and passed out... honey, we are anyways... 
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May 13 2004, 08:00 AM
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I think its good where its at.. well here it seems to be okay..
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Feb 27 2005, 04:29 PM
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 candy shopper Group: Member Posts: 34 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 89,338 |
I placed Null Vote, because my opinion is conditional.
I think that the drinking age should remain the same, but with some tweeking. In the state I live in, people under 21 can only drink under the following conditions: -They are in the presence of their approving legal guardian -They are in the presence of their approving spouse (age 21 or above) -They are on their legal home's environment -They drink in moderation I agree with those limitations. The brain isn't finished maturing until at least age 21, and drinking too much alcohol isn't good for the young person's brain growth. My family doesn't let me drink (though I have before). But if I ever have kids, I'll let them drink a very small amount from time to time to show alcohol is ONLY bad when it's used in abundance. If children are exposed to it in small amounts, they see that's it's really no big deal unless you make it that way. |
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Mar 16 2005, 12:23 AM
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 Too slow. Group: Member Posts: 2,730 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,320 |
i think they should keep it the same..even though its 18 younger kids get alcohol before that age and if its lower i think that kids even younger will want to drink alcohol..did i make sensE??
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Mar 16 2005, 06:04 PM
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The reason why other countries don't have a drinking age is becuae they can handle it . It is the truth . When i went on vacation to France i got a glass of wine with my burger at Mcdonalds .The 11ish year old kid next to me got the same . IF the Us could handle it by not abusing it , then it would be the same as in other countries.
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Mar 16 2005, 06:08 PM
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 Vyna Group: Member Posts: 139 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 102,332 |
I'd say it should be kept the same, if they change the drinking age then everything would be change, like the term "legal" will be mixed up with 21 when it should be whatever te age is changed to..
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Mar 17 2005, 07:26 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
I think it's a reasonable drinking age..besides most people do it anyway no matter what.
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Mar 18 2005, 08:59 AM
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 <3 Deanna Leigh Irene <3 Group: Member Posts: 136 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 111,326 |
I think the parents should decided when kids should drink...Just because parents decided everything else...
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Mar 18 2005, 10:06 AM
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 bad apple Group: Member Posts: 168 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 100,009 |
I'm think it should be lowered, to be honest, I think it should be a LOT lowered.
In Europe, the drinking age is roughly 15 and the driving age is I believe, 18. Their philosophy behind this is to have the children get the drinking out of their systems BEFORE they start driving so the amount of alcohol related accidents is increadibly smaller than in American. Over 65% accidents in America are alcohol related, whereas in Europe, it's 33%. Dramatic difference. In Europe, alcohol isn't viewed as a taboo and something that is so horrible and blah blah blah, as it is viewed here. Yea, it makes you look 'cool' but people are still so opposed to it. ANYWAYS... I personally believe the drinking age should lowered and the DRIVING age raised. If you can fight for your country OR purchase a gun at 18 (which you can) why can't you buy alcohol? Shooting a gun will KILL you on impact, and drinking alcohol takes more of an effect to kill you on impact. Even if we are sending our children to fight for our country, we are still sending children fresh out of high school to shoot and KILL other human beings before they can pick up alcohol. I was just watching the news and say a 19 year old girl that was killed in Iraq. She never tried alochol, but she's dead because of guns. It should be discussed in the education system the effects of drinking before middle/high school age so that we are always hearing what alcohol can do, regardless of your age. And, btw, I am legal to drink so that isn't affecting my decision, but I'm been adment on having it lowered seeing it was 18 for years until rather recently. |
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Mar 18 2005, 02:12 PM
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If this were a perfect world created by yours truly, there would be no alcohol.
I spent two days in a coma as a result of a drunk driver. For 6 years, I watched my uncle drink his marriage away and let alcoholism destroy, what was, his family. There is nothing remotely positive that can come out of the consumption of alcohol. |
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