The problem at colleges is worse now with the 21-year age limit, because it forces drinking off campus, to parties where there is no supervision. If there had to be drinking at college parties, it was safer when it was relegated to the campus.
And, if the freshmen and sophomores are caught, they face having a legal record follow them around for the rest of their lives.
Even a mother in New England who permitted a party at her house where beer was served, with close supervision (including no driving afterwards), found herself in trouble with the law because her guests were legally underage. (Whereas, if she had just let them party elsewhere with no supervision, she’d have been just fine as far as the law was concerned—no matter how much less safe that would have been for everyone else.)
Again,I just wish people didn’t drink so damn much, Legal and illegal. Why encourage it?
Wish in one hand right?
In my life experience, I have seen nothing but problems because of drinking.
I’ve got no use for it. But of course I have to deal with all the problems because people do. Problems that are unncessary if people werent getting effed up on that stuff.
I hate what it does to people.
This is another thing that just drives me CRAZY!
I was in the only age group in Texas that could legally drink at age 18. The next year, the legal age moved to 19. When I turned 21, guess, where the legal age went?
I would say.. the best age was: 19. This age, reduced the drinking in High School, but made it legal for most college students.