Should We Raise The Drinking Age To 21?

The Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has suggested that the minimum age of drinking alcohol in Australia should be raised from 18 to 21. Would this cut down on binge drinking among the young or is this just a token gesture that does little if anything to solve the problem? What do you think? It is interesting to note that many of those who support the raising of the drinking age are not those that would be directly affected by any change in the law. Fletcher, Colin and I discuss the issue.

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[MrMicka101]

thanks @kensington25 love the video im gonna use it in a presentation :D the music in the background is pretty weird tho :P

[kensington25]

@MrMicka101 Thanks so much and I really appreciate it. Best of luck with your presentation :)

[MaduiCorp]

going to use this video in an english presentation on whether the legal drinking age should be raised to 21. Thanks heaps :)

[kensington25]

@MaduiCorp Thank you so much and I really enjoy it. I hope the people you show it to enjoy it. Best of luck with your presentation :)

[grogtgs]

Make the drinking age 25

[kensington25]

@grogtgs Or even 50 :)

[ShooterCinema]

where i live its 16 XD

[fknshwow]

@kensington25 are you both mental?

[vespaman101]

@SkullXII see the problem with this arguement. is that your talking about people being stupid and limiting themselves... we are talking about a demographic of kids 18-20.... shuld we trust them not to be stupid. I know the kids my age...stupidity is rampant. I tell you now with the people i have seen. THEY WILL ABUSE THE RIGHT TO DRINK. And talk about easy access to even younger kids. If 18 year olds buy it. they share it with their underclassment in highschool. prom deaths will be higher

[SkullXII]

@vespaman101 None of those benefits outweight the risk of DEATH, which can happen to soldiers no matter how experienced, talented or careful they are.

Drinkers can drink just a pint and have a nice sociable time without dying from alcohol poisoning, it's all down to free will. If they drink five bottles of Jack's and die from alcohol poisoning, well... that's Darwinism in action, but nevertheless the benefits are having a fun time out versus the risk of dying... if you're stupid and over-drink.

[vespaman101]

@SkullXII i realize exactly what that means. Because when you join the military there's career opportunities. You don't have to do something really dangerous there are a lot of options out there. You also become more disciplined and mature. The military makes a lot of people into better people. There are more benefits with the military. You also strengthen your countries defenses. Now alcohol can also kill you with none of the benefits and for the most part the exact opposite.

[SkullXII]

@vespaman101 And let's not sugar coat what joining the military actually means; yes, I respect what they do etcetera but the fact is being a soldier involves temporarily suspending a lot of your rights, picking up firearms and running a very high risk of dying at any given moment. Soldiers often come back with some kind of PTSD, or physical deformity. How can we say that someone's old enough to make that kind of decision, yet not drink?

And how's that beneficial to the individual? Yay pride? :|