Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Fill Up Mah Cup!!!

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There has been a lot of debate going around if the drinking age should be lowered or if it should stay the same. I believe it should be kept at the age of twenty one. It has done anything bad for anyone.
It shouldn't be lowered because keeping the drinking age at 21 has saved lives and hasn't done any anything wrong by keeping it this way. So why change it?
Photo By: anee.baba


Photo By: anee.baba
The main reason I agree with this side of the debate is because in the article it stated that"the national highway traffic safety  administration estimates that raising the drinking age to 21 saves about 800 lives a year." Why would you want to lower it and have those lives lost? Imagine if that was your life that was taken, or a friend or family members life. Why take those lives away if they could be saved? Some may think 800 lives is not a lot, but it's not something you could care less about like squashing a bug, it's somebodies life.

Some people say it should be lowered because there is no evidence that it harms them intellectually or behaviorally. Okay that might be true but, what about their health and body? So many people have died, and almost bled to death, from drinking to much because their throat has burned out. And it does effect you behaviorally because when your drunk you don't have control over your senses and you will misbehave. What if you get in a car crash? Yeah that's what I thought, you didn't mention that did you. 
If we lower the drinking there will be much havoc among society. Keeping the drinking age at 21 has saved lives and it could save you too.

1 comment:

  1. I really love your post. You amke good points and I agree with you totally. Good job.

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