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15-08-07, 10:20 AM

What a load of rubbish that idea is. They reckon its to stop yobs causing havoc when hammered.

Most of the yobs that cause havoc are under 18 so it wont make a difference. Its like speeding by 2 mph or 20mph.... its still speeding and breaking the law.

The only way around it I can see is making it illegal to sell alcohol without seeing ID first, regardless of the age of the buyer. i.e. a 30 year old has to show ID. It wont stop it completely but will help.

Also need something to kick a little respect into the kids nowadays.

Raising the legal drinking age is the same as when they were trying to raise the legal smoking age to stop under age smokers.... How will that work? They are not allowed to buy fags at 14 so how will raising the smoking age to 18 make a jot of difference?!?

I get so frustrated at knee-jerk reactions!

15-08-07, 10:20 AM	#1
Colby Guest Posts: n/a	Police want to up the drinking age to 21 What a load of rubbish that idea is. They reckon its to stop yobs causing havoc when hammered. Most of the yobs that cause havoc are under 18 so it wont make a difference. Its like speeding by 2 mph or 20mph.... its still speeding and breaking the law. The only way around it I can see is making it illegal to sell alcohol without seeing ID first, regardless of the age of the buyer. i.e. a 30 year old has to show ID. It wont stop it completely but will help. Also need something to kick a little respect into the kids nowadays. Raising the legal drinking age is the same as when they were trying to raise the legal smoking age to stop under age smokers.... How will that work? They are not allowed to buy fags at 14 so how will raising the smoking age to 18 make a jot of difference?!? I get so frustrated at knee-jerk reactions!