The Age Of Responsibility Alan Greenblat

“The Age of Responsibility” The age of responsibility, what is the age of responsibility, is it when we can drive? When we can drink, or maybe it's when or brain is fully developed. I think the age of responsibility is when you turn 25 because that is when our brains are fully developed in every way. I will expand farther on my reasoning's throughout this essay. First of all, from my experiences with different things we become responsible as we grow. The driving age of responsibility should be increased because drivers should be 17 for a permit and not aloud to drive alone until 25. Because young people aren’t responsible enough to drive alone because of the amount of accidents they get into. I myself don’t think most people my age are ready to drink or drive because of how irresponsible most of them are. Another subject of the age of responsibility, what the drinking age should be.
In the article “What is the Age of Responsibility” By Alan Greenblat (2009), Alexander Wagenaar, “a health policy professor believe lower the drinking age would be disastrous. The amount of teen deaths lowered 15 to 20 percent because of the drinking age being increased to 21 from 18.” (14) I agree with this statement because young people aren’t
Young people who commit crimes as minors can sometimes be tried as adults. “According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, youths who had been tried as adults are 34 percent more likely to commit a crime again, also more violent ones” (17) If the young person is on the verge of 18 which is considered an adult then being tried as an adult makes sense but, if they’re let’s say 13 years old being tried for drug possession as an adult and get 3-4 years in an adult prison for simply possessing drugs then that just doesn't make any sense. A 13-15 year old should always be tried as a juvenile unless the charge is manslaughter or