hlthe2b
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Sun Dec-07-03 02:33 PM
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| 18. Sorry, my young friends.... |
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While I agree that we'd have less problems with alcohol abuse if there had NEVER been age restricitions placed, as in Europe, that one is out of the barn, already....
The problem is that all of us recall how our peers were (and perhaps ourselves) at that age and are thus horrified at the thought of lowering the age for anything that takes clear, consistent, mature thought to avoid serious, perhaps life-threatening repercussions.
Many states are raising driving ages, or at least putting night-time restrictions on younger drivers. Given the lack of driver's education and more, faster, aggressive drivers on the road, I think that is a good idea, too. As with all of life, the bad apples tend to bring down restrictions for everyone.
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| -Should the Draft, and Drinking, age be lowered to 16? |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 01:43 PM |
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Come on now, should the American "childhood" keep extending... |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 01:52 PM |
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Keeping childhood to 18 is reasonable |
GreenPartyVoter |
Dec-07-03 02:37 PM |
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no and no |
arewethereyet |
Dec-07-03 01:54 PM |
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Sorry, my young friends.... |
hlthe2b |
Dec-07-03 02:33 PM |
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No -- Unless you |
jokerman2004 |
Dec-07-03 02:00 PM |
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OK. So if emancipation was also 16 would you support the... |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 02:03 PM |
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No on both |
jokerman2004 |
Dec-07-03 02:10 PM |
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they should not be drafted |
amazona |
Dec-07-03 02:05 PM |
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Not for drinking unless |
NicoleM |
Dec-07-03 02:07 PM |
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On Monday and Tuesday |
Misinformed01 |
Dec-07-03 02:11 PM |
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Go Back to Bed! |
jokerman2004 |
Dec-07-03 02:15 PM |
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Nope |
Misinformed01 |
Dec-07-03 02:19 PM |
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I would say... |
ldoolin |
Dec-07-03 02:12 PM |
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18 year olds |
TexasMexican |
Dec-07-03 02:12 PM |
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No to draft, voting, |
lastliberalintexas |
Dec-07-03 02:17 PM |
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Childhood in America is too long. |
TexasMexican |
Dec-07-03 02:23 PM |
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The rest of the world also doesn't execute 15 year olds |
lastliberalintexas |
Dec-07-03 02:29 PM |
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I don't think we should execute anybody. |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 02:32 PM |
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We agree. |
lastliberalintexas |
Dec-07-03 02:43 PM |
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Parents decide, not government? |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 02:25 PM |
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Put our faith in the lot of crappy baby boomer parents? |
hlthe2b |
Dec-07-03 02:35 PM |
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Not sure what you mean by influence |
lastliberalintexas |
Dec-07-03 02:40 PM |
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No on both |
GreenPartyVoter |
Dec-07-03 02:36 PM |
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Note that |
Colin Ex |
Dec-07-03 02:44 PM |
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Caught me on that one. |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 03:12 PM |
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Fair enough. |
Colin Ex |
Dec-07-03 05:01 PM |
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well |
HEyHEY |
Dec-07-03 02:45 PM |
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Uh, no on all three... |
Blade |
Dec-07-03 02:46 PM |
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No and No... |
mzmolly |
Dec-07-03 02:48 PM |
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No, most have 2 years of high school left |
Nikia |
Dec-07-03 03:21 PM |
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Adulthood is not fully given to 18 year olds. |
JanMichael |
Dec-07-03 03:24 PM |
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No..but babysitters should no longer be required... |
kentuck |
Dec-07-03 03:41 PM |
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Absolutely not! |
VancSouthpaw |
Dec-07-03 04:05 PM |
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To me the most sensible course is |
Mattforclark |
Dec-07-03 04:18 PM |
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It's threads like this one that lower the credibility of this newsgroup. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Dec-07-03 04:42 PM |
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When Ohio permitted drinking at age 18, negative |
spooky3 |
Dec-07-03 04:58 PM |
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