Re: Meltzer: Speaking up for steroids

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:03:23 -0500, jbuck41@xxxxxxxxx (J Buck) wrote:

Bob-Nob wrote: <we accept that 18 year olds are mature enough to vote
for the leadership of the country. We accept that they are mature enough
to drive automobiles. We accept that they can make mature decisions
about whether or not to have sex. We accept that they are mature enough
to die for our country as part of the armed forces...but they're held to
be too immature to purchase alcohol (in most of the US)? That's
ridiculous to me. I'm not saying that 18 year olds should be drinking,
but the discrepancy between being deemed mature enough to make informed
decisions about those other things, but not old enough to drink is one
that doesn't sit well with me. I'd either raise those other ages, or
lower the drinking age.>

I'll go you one better. Here in Maine, some stores will not sell alcohol
to 21+ y/o members of our Armed Services if all they can show is a
military ID. Absolutely shameful...

I believe that changed in the 80s. Most still will NOT sell to under
21s even with a military ID and I found that back in 79/80 in states
where the legal drinking age was 21.
.

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