How is it messed up? What does your ability to operate a nuclear reactor have anything to do with your body's ability to limit the effects of alcohol or your ability to maintain self-control while under its influence? ****ing idiots not thinking things through.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The concept of the drinking age being three years above the age you legally become an adult is what's is messed up. Specifically, in my case, the fact that I will be allowed to operate a nuclear reactor before I am allowed to drink just blows my mind. If you're trying to say that my body needs a few more years to develop/mature before I can be trusted to maintain self-control under the influence, shouldn't I have to wait that much longer to be allowed to operate a device capable of mass destruction?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No moron, you've obviously taken the required courses or whatever in order to operate a nuclear reactor. You've proven you can operate one without killing yourself or other. And I'm not saying your body isn't ready, but it's much easier for the law to have a one-standard-fits-all age. Ideally, we could look at each person individually and determine if their bodies and mind is ready for alcohol, but we can't.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I understand that there needs to be a one-standard-fits-all age. My question is why can't that age be 18 like 95% of other countries?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Dude, if you want to drink so bad, you don't have to be of legal age.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I really don't think that's the point. The point is if you can be trusted with something which could be so dangerous, why shouldn't you be allowed to choose for yourself whether or not to drink alcohol?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I'm not sure if OP wants the drinking age lowered or not, or if they want the age to operate a nuclear reactor to be raised. Isn't that the point?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I want the drinking age to be lowered.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

The US has one of the highest drinking ages in the WORLD, on par with many religious Islamic nations such as Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and UAE. I had a conversation about this and someone says its for safety and to keep drunk-driving accidents from occuring. But you don't see the people of UK, Canada, Australia, etc. dying in car accidents much more frequently than in the us

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Probably because I don't live in the UK, Canada, Australia or etc.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Maybe we should just make 21 the age that you legally become an adult. That way arguments like this won't be valid anymore.

by Anonymous 11 years ago