In the blog "Texas State and Local Government", Ross McEwen posted an entry titled "Drinking Age", stating that the drinking age should be lowered to 18. I personally do not agree with this. You stated right off the bat that the consumption of alcohol by a group of teenagers led to a severe car accident, and that right there is a prime example of why the drinking age shouldn't be lowered. Teenagers for the most part don't know their limits, and obviously don't make the best choices when under the influence, yet alone sober.
It was also stated that it would be good to have the age lowered because at 18 most live at home, and can drink in a controlled environment. That's really not the case though. At the age of 18 most are on their way out the door, on their way to college or elsewhere. If you ask me, that is the wrong time to have someone start drinking. Many more things need to be focused on, and alcohol will only cloud that. It is obvious though, that a controlled environment won't always be good, because in the case of the car accident, that should have been a controlled environment. It didn't do anyone any good, it left kids with brain damage, broken bones, and partial blindness. We should all just be grateful that no one died.
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