The Pros And Cons Of Drinking Age
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Mike Tramontelli
Mr. Greshes
English 12
30 April 2007
Is the Drinking Age too High? A Modern Controversy There has been a controversy in the United States of America ever since the legal drinking age was increased from 18 to 21. Many new points of contention have arisen ever since the federal government passed their decision. In my opinion, I think that the drinking age should be lowered again to eighteen for many reasons. Usually every weekend, most teenagers' main thrill is drinking and getting drunk. Research has found that restricting access to alcohol doesn't lower its consumption among young people. It just happens to do the exact opposite. Such a high drinking age makes alcohol the forbidden fruit. …show more content…
Secondly, if you are caught with a fake identification card, it is more of a crime if there is fraudulent information on it. For example, if the fake identification has a different name than the person who tried to use it, then the police can charge you with fraud. Also, if you address (including street address, city, state, and signature) is different than your actual address, it can also be considered fraud. In the "Breakfast Club," the character that Anthony Michael Hall portrays has a fake identification card. Some fake identification cards look so completely fake that if a store clerk actually thinks that one of these are real, then they have a really low IQ. Some of them are thin, some are too thick, some are discolored, and some aren't even modeled after real identification cards at all. Some fake ids are just called identification cards. Usually a fake id is modeled after a driver's licenses, but in some cases they are just used to identify you. We don't have those types of cards in New York, but they do in Pennsylvania. So if a person in New York is using a Pennsylvania identification card, usually that person is using a fake id. Now, since fake ids have become so prevalent, liquor stores have a machine called scanners. On the back of a real identification card, there is a bar code and when the laser of the machine passes over the bar …show more content…
However, other government agencies don't agree with Coors' claims. During the 1980s, the federal Transportation Department threatened to withhold highway funds unless legislatures augmented the drinking age in their states to 21. Pete Coors' competitor, Bob Schaffer, disagrees and said "As a matter of policy, I think lowering the drinking age is a terrible idea." Furthermore there are other citizens in Colorado that disagree with Coors. Fred Mould, an Arapahoe County (in Colorado) district captain, said "One problem I have with Coors is that I think it targets teenagers, and I also have a problem with the 18-year-old drinking age." It seems that Coors' ideas and opinions didn't have enough advocates as he wanted, but I don't think that the CEO of a beer company will sway the stance of many politicians. Coors' is a strong advocate for this issue, but in my opinion, he's too biased to make an impact on this
Mike Tramontelli
Mr. Greshes
English 12
30 April 2007
Is the Drinking Age too High? A Modern Controversy There has been a controversy in the United States of America ever since the legal drinking age was increased from 18 to 21. Many new points of contention have arisen ever since the federal government passed their decision. In my opinion, I think that the drinking age should be lowered again to eighteen for many reasons. Usually every weekend, most teenagers' main thrill is drinking and getting drunk. Research has found that restricting access to alcohol doesn't lower its consumption among young people. It just happens to do the exact opposite. Such a high drinking age makes alcohol the forbidden fruit. …show more content…
Secondly, if you are caught with a fake identification card, it is more of a crime if there is fraudulent information on it. For example, if the fake identification has a different name than the person who tried to use it, then the police can charge you with fraud. Also, if you address (including street address, city, state, and signature) is different than your actual address, it can also be considered fraud. In the "Breakfast Club," the character that Anthony Michael Hall portrays has a fake identification card. Some fake identification cards look so completely fake that if a store clerk actually thinks that one of these are real, then they have a really low IQ. Some of them are thin, some are too thick, some are discolored, and some aren't even modeled after real identification cards at all. Some fake ids are just called identification cards. Usually a fake id is modeled after a driver's licenses, but in some cases they are just used to identify you. We don't have those types of cards in New York, but they do in Pennsylvania. So if a person in New York is using a Pennsylvania identification card, usually that person is using a fake id. Now, since fake ids have become so prevalent, liquor stores have a machine called scanners. On the back of a real identification card, there is a bar code and when the laser of the machine passes over the bar …show more content…
However, other government agencies don't agree with Coors' claims. During the 1980s, the federal Transportation Department threatened to withhold highway funds unless legislatures augmented the drinking age in their states to 21. Pete Coors' competitor, Bob Schaffer, disagrees and said "As a matter of policy, I think lowering the drinking age is a terrible idea." Furthermore there are other citizens in Colorado that disagree with Coors. Fred Mould, an Arapahoe County (in Colorado) district captain, said "One problem I have with Coors is that I think it targets teenagers, and I also have a problem with the 18-year-old drinking age." It seems that Coors' ideas and opinions didn't have enough advocates as he wanted, but I don't think that the CEO of a beer company will sway the stance of many politicians. Coors' is a strong advocate for this issue, but in my opinion, he's too biased to make an impact on this