Comments on: Unified Age of Adulthood http://swgapolitics.com/index/2009/08/10/unified-age-of-adulthood/ Free Thinking for a Free World Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Tom http://swgapolitics.com/index/2009/08/10/unified-age-of-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 Tom Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:26:29 +0000 http://swgapolitics.com/index/?p=2376#comment-2757 I remember being 18 and still drinking, despite the illegality of it, and being more responsible about it than many who were well over 21. At 19 I was in the military and serving proudly, prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice...well, as prepared as anyone can be. Frankly, I wasn't particularly mature for my age either, so I'm not sure 21 is really needed. For years, the drinking age was 18. Then it was raised, but nothing really changed in regards to teen drinking, DUI, or any number of other reasons given for the drinking age to be 21. So, I'm personally in the 18 camp. However, I agree that a single age should be implemented. Treating some "adults" as "adults" for X but not for Y is just wrong. I remember being 18 and still drinking, despite the illegality of it, and being more responsible about it than many who were well over 21. At 19 I was in the military and serving proudly, prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice…well, as prepared as anyone can be. Frankly, I wasn’t particularly mature for my age either, so I’m not sure 21 is really needed.

For years, the drinking age was 18. Then it was raised, but nothing really changed in regards to teen drinking, DUI, or any number of other reasons given for the drinking age to be 21. So, I’m personally in the 18 camp. However, I agree that a single age should be implemented. Treating some “adults” as “adults” for X but not for Y is just wrong.

]]> By: Jim Dandy http://swgapolitics.com/index/2009/08/10/unified-age-of-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-2756 Jim Dandy Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:18:37 +0000 http://swgapolitics.com/index/?p=2376#comment-2756 Eighteen is entirely too young for someone to go off to war to possibly be maimed or killed, yet they're considered a criminal for drinking a beer... I agree with the drinking age of 21, because drinking alcohol is the "most adult" of the vices and potentially the most dangerous... well, besides getting blown up by the Taliban. I think the unified age should be 21. It wouldn't hurt my feelings, either, if the driving age was raised. Eighteen is entirely too young for someone to go off to war to possibly be maimed or killed, yet they’re considered a criminal for drinking a beer… I agree with the drinking age of 21, because drinking alcohol is the “most adult” of the vices and potentially the most dangerous… well, besides getting blown up by the Taliban. I think the unified age should be 21. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings, either, if the driving age was raised.

]]> By: Trey O'Callaghan http://swgapolitics.com/index/2009/08/10/unified-age-of-adulthood/comment-page-1/#comment-2750 Trey O'Callaghan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:07:09 +0000 http://swgapolitics.com/index/?p=2376#comment-2750 In Georgia at age 17 you are criminally an adult. So you are mature enough to take responsibility for your actions if you rob a store, but your not mature enough to have full access to a custodial bank account until your 21. Another discrepancy in the law. In Georgia at age 17 you are criminally an adult. So you are mature enough to take responsibility for your actions if you rob a store, but your not mature enough to have full access to a custodial bank account until your 21. Another discrepancy in the law.

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