Age Of Responsibility Analysis
Since state and local laws send mixed messages to young people, we don’t know what is the age of responsibility, it could be the age of 18, 21, or maybe 25. It’s important that we know this so tat maybe we can get state and local laws to change. So, they don’t send young people mixed messages. For the past 19th and 20th century it has been believed that 21 is the threshold age of responsibility but with all the limitations state and local laws have, sends mixed messages to young people about what is the age of responsibility.
The age of responsibility has been brought up by neuroscientists. They debated their side of the argument. According to the article “What is the Age of Responsibility” in paragraph 5 it says “And what they’re found is …show more content…
In “What is the Age of Responsibility?” in paragraph 24, it says “According to the CDC, 4,500 Americans between 16 and 19 die from motor vehicle crashes annually, while another …show more content…
According to paragraph 13 in the article “McCardell believes that the current laws not only are ineffective and unenforceable but are in fact leading students to drink more heavily in illicit and unsafe circumstances. The problem, he says, is that underage kids don't actually consider themselves underage. McCardell believes this is a direct consequence of the mixed messages states send teenagers about responsibility.” So, McCardell believes that the current laws are ineffective and unenforceable which is leading more students to drink more heavily because the students don’t consider themselves underage which is a direct consequence of the mixed messages states send teenagers. It’s important to know that the current laws are ineffective and unenforceable, which makes students drink more. According to paragraph 14 of the article “What is the Age of Responsibility?” says “But they argue that enforcement is a problem at any age, and lowering the legal limit to 18 would only mean pushing the drinking problem further down to 16- and 17-year-olds.” So, its saying that if we just lowered the legal limit to 18, it would only push the drinking problem further down to 16 and 17 years olds. This is important because it connects with the other quote about the current laws are ineffective and
The age of responsibility has been brought up by neuroscientists. They debated their side of the argument. According to the article “What is the Age of Responsibility” in paragraph 5 it says “And what they’re found is …show more content…
In “What is the Age of Responsibility?” in paragraph 24, it says “According to the CDC, 4,500 Americans between 16 and 19 die from motor vehicle crashes annually, while another …show more content…
According to paragraph 13 in the article “McCardell believes that the current laws not only are ineffective and unenforceable but are in fact leading students to drink more heavily in illicit and unsafe circumstances. The problem, he says, is that underage kids don't actually consider themselves underage. McCardell believes this is a direct consequence of the mixed messages states send teenagers about responsibility.” So, McCardell believes that the current laws are ineffective and unenforceable which is leading more students to drink more heavily because the students don’t consider themselves underage which is a direct consequence of the mixed messages states send teenagers. It’s important to know that the current laws are ineffective and unenforceable, which makes students drink more. According to paragraph 14 of the article “What is the Age of Responsibility?” says “But they argue that enforcement is a problem at any age, and lowering the legal limit to 18 would only mean pushing the drinking problem further down to 16- and 17-year-olds.” So, its saying that if we just lowered the legal limit to 18, it would only push the drinking problem further down to 16 and 17 years olds. This is important because it connects with the other quote about the current laws are ineffective and