Should the legal drinking age be lowered or stay as it is? This is a question, or should I say argument, that happens very often, and is honestly a very annoying argument. I personally think the legal drinking age doesn't matter at this point. Whether it's 18, 21, or 25, underage drinkers are going to find a way to get their alcohol. I believe lowering it to 18 won't be a good idea because at 18, people are barely getting out of high school. We're basically still kids. Just because we're 18 doesn't mean we are adults. Well, it all depends on your mentality and maturity. Yes, we can vote, yes, we are considered adults according to law. But, still. If it were up to me, I'd leave it at 21.
In David J. Hanson’s essay, the author suggests the drinking age should be lowered to 18, and for 18-20 year olds to take a “alcohol education course” to get a license to be able to drink. They must also never have been found guilty violating, or breaking, a state’s alcohol law. To me, that sounds dumb. You can't teach people to be responsible, that's something they have to do on their own. Getting a “license to drink” won't make a change at all. Especially if they’re fresh out of high school.
In William De Jong’s essay, the author says the drinking age should stay at 21 because it's a danger to the youth and the road. He mentioned that the last time they let the legal drinking age stay at 18, the death toll mounted back in the 1970’s. Lowering the drinking age to 18 would be a danger health wise. Do you really want to be young with liver problems due to drinking. Don’t even get me started on drinking and driving. At this age, many still haven’t matured (I know, shocker). There will be so many DUI’s, so many car accidents, deaths. Like William De Jong said, the age-21 law is working for us. Let’s leave it alone.