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Hey guys,

i have to do a project for school ( for Dutch ). I need arguements for and arguements against the proposition: The minimum age for alchol should be raised from 16 to 18 years.

please tell me what you think of this, even if you're not from holland, please tell me if you think this is a good measure or not.

thank you.

pshhh here its 21.

No matter what age they make it to drink now days IT WON'T stop kids drinking from a young age but yeah 18 sounds good

you should be happy its even 18, here its 21 >.>

raise the age because students' brain develop all the way into their 20s and drinking underage will stunt their brain development, eventually making them retards by the time they are 50. Even 21 is young. Brains continue to develop a lot in the 20s (yes the time when you are preparing to get a degree for a job) and drinking a lot of beer won't help at all

Won't make any difference.

Age 16 -> 14 y/o's can obtain alchohol, or get into clubs.

age 18 -> 14 and 16 y/o's can obtain alchohol, or get into clubs.

Not about the age restriction, its about how to efficiently control that. which u can't. Kids are smart these days.

Priam wrote:Kids are smart these days.

At making stupid decisions.

Cruor wrote:

Priam wrote:Kids are smart these days.

At making stupid decisions.

word

i don't see what a 16 year old would need alcohol for...

XemnasXD wrote:i don't see what a 16 year old would need alcohol for...

Being 'cool' ofcourse

I remember this news article about this 12 year old drinking himself into a coma~ GG

I vote for raising it to 18.

Cruor wrote:

Priam wrote:Kids are smart these days.

At making stupid decisions.

Agreed :\

16 is better, then they learn how to drink before they drive.
That's important.

Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

16 is best.

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

Yes, and this is the process we call natural selection.

Cruor wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

Yes, and this is the process we call natural selection.

LOL

agreed

Such a shame they put other people's life at risk

Cruor wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

Yes, and this is the process we call natural selection.

indeed...we need forms of population control, and little twats drinking and then killing themselves is all good for me. Less losers in the world, everyone wins.

Vindicator wrote:

Cruor wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

Yes, and this is the process we call natural selection.

indeed...we need forms of population control, and little twats drinking and then killing themselves is all good for me. Less losers in the world, everyone wins.

uh and if those drunks kill other people in a car crash? maybe if they got drunk and killed themselves that would be fine but getting drunk endangers other people

Vindicator wrote:

Cruor wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

Yes, and this is the process we call natural selection.

indeed...we need forms of population control, and little twats drinking and then killing themselves is all good for me. Less losers in the world, everyone wins.

I forget where i heard it but

The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

Foilin wrote:

Cruor wrote:

Priam wrote:Kids are smart these days.

At making stupid decisions.

Agreed :\

Jup, but u wont stop them from making them. They'll dodge every rule you put up, since no1 follows trhough on those rules.

ghostkilla43 wrote:pshhh here its 21.

it should be 18 in US....if you can go fight a war you should at least be allowed to drink >_>

and for the topic, 18 makes more sense than 16..

emmm correct me if im wrong.. but wasnt it always like at 16 you can get light
drinks like beer and mix drinks, but you cant get liquors before you turn 18?
in the NL that is.

i think raising the legal drinking age to 18 wouldnt hurt anybody, same should
go for age to buy tobacco then. i am, however, glad that i knew my limits by
the age of 16 when we still went places on our bikes, rather than cars. now,
me and my friends never drink when we drive and really dont mind it
either. we have more fun in driving than we have in drinking :]

Jstar1 wrote:

Vindicator wrote:

Cruor wrote:

[SD]Rainigul wrote:Otherwise people get pissed drunk on the night they can legally drink alcohol, and go out and die in a car crash.

Yes, and this is the process we call natural selection.

indeed...we need forms of population control, and little twats drinking and then killing themselves is all good for me. Less losers in the world, everyone wins.

uh and if those drunks kill other people in a car crash? maybe if they got drunk and killed themselves that would be fine but getting drunk endangers other people

it's for the greater good, they are heroes

in Russia its like 10 i think :/

cin wrote:emmm correct me if im wrong.. but wasnt it always like at 16 you can get light
drinks like beer and mix drinks, but you cant get liquors before you turn 18?
in the NL that is.

yea i thought it was something like 16 and you can buy stuff with >15% then anything at 18...

not sure though xD

Just one thing...why is everyone in such a hurry to get shitfaced?

Sharp324 wrote:Just one thing...why is everyone in such a hurry to get shitfaced?

The opinion among younger people going out, having a drink, is that you cannot have any fun without being shitfaced. Atleast, here in holland it is.

In Holland any alcoholic drink with an alcohol percentage under 15 can be purchased at the age of 16. These are also the drinks that can be bought in supermarkets.

Any drink with more than 15 % alcohol can only be purchased with the age of 18. These are the drinks that only can be found in cafetarai's and alcohol shops.

kids shouldnt be drinking the fact they want to so badlyshows they need help....

Priam wrote:

Sharp324 wrote:Just one thing...why is everyone in such a hurry to get shitfaced?

The opinion among younger people going out, having a drink, is that you cannot have any fun without being shitfaced. Atleast, here in holland it is.

what is being "shitfaced"

Jstar1 wrote:

Priam wrote:

Sharp324 wrote:Just one thing...why is everyone in such a hurry to get shitfaced?

The opinion among younger people going out, having a drink, is that you cannot have any fun without being shitfaced. Atleast, here in holland it is.

what is being "shitfaced"

lol you dont go out much do you?

redneck wrote:

Jstar1 wrote:

Priam wrote:

Sharp324 wrote:Just one thing...why is everyone in such a hurry to get shitfaced?

The opinion among younger people going out, having a drink, is that you cannot have any fun without being shitfaced. Atleast, here in holland it is.

what is being "shitfaced"

lol you dont go out much do you?

i do go out alot, but i also don't know what it is -.-