having even just one drink? In 2010‚ Indiana alone had 17‚405 arrests for driving under the influence. 121 of those people arrested were under the age of 18 (centurycouncil.org). Drinking and driving can cause serious damage not just to oneself but to others around this shows that a lot of people don’t consider the repercussions of their actions. Drinking and driving is not only
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Lives of American citizens are continuously put at risk every day by the people of our own country. Drinking and driving has generated into a social norm leaving lives at risk. Organizations have paid generous amounts of money to stop this treacherous decision made by the weak. Still‚ it remains apparent this irresponsible and detrimental choice will continue despite the lives affected. Why would a human gamble an innocent life as well as theirs? Why wouldn’t someone organize a strategic plan
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Loss of Licence Over Drinking and Driving Drinking while driving is very well know around the United States. Drivers license should be lost and suspended for a year if caught drinking while driving. It is a dangerous habit to get into and people should not get away with it. Drinking while driving is dangerous to the public and has very serious effects who drinks. Why Should a problem like this be dealt with? This is very dangerous to those around and people could get seriously hurt from this
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longer needing your parents’ permission on serious decisions. For others its dreadful turning 18 because means that they have “aged out” of the foster care system with no afterward plans or support. Each year it is estimated that 20‚000 young people age out and this is tragic because they have no one to turn to‚ they have no home to go to and they are forced into adulthood before they are mentally/physically ready and they still need assistance. In the governments eyes being 18 means there able to
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lowering the drinking age is a proposal that is not only sensitive to many Americans‚ but is a widespread issue in our culture (The Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age‚ cbsnews.com). Although many states have tried lowering the drinking age‚ proponents of maintaing the minimum age have kept a strong case. After the ending prohibition‚ the banning of alcohol from 1920-1933‚ almost every state set their minimum drinking age to 21. During the 1970’s‚ 29 states lowered the drinking age to 18‚ 19‚ or
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the United States already know‚ the national minimum age for purchasing alcohol is twenty-one. However‚ prior to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984‚ some states lowered the drinking age below 21 (mainly as a result of the lowered voting age). The Drinking Age Act was put into place as a result of a correlation between young drinking and motor vehicle fatalities. Under the provisions of the Act‚ any states with a minimum drinking age below 21 are subject to a 10% cut in highway funding
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Does the Drinking Age Truly Make a difference? Thomas Dertinger Dr. Tara Parrello CJ 113 Introduction to Criminal Justice December 8‚ 2011 Annotated Bibliography CJ 113 Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Question: Does the Drinking Age Truly Make a Difference? Fromme‚ K. Wetherill‚ R.R.‚ &Neal‚ D.J. (2010). Turning 21 and the Associated Changes in Drinking and Driving After Among College Students. Journal of American College Health‚ 59(1)‚ 21-27. The author’s
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accidents and fatalities in many countries with a minimum drinking age of 18” (18 Interesting Pro…). So why does the United States keep the age that you can have libations at 21? There has been a debate going on whether the drinking age should be 21 or 18. People have brought up statistics on the amount of wrecks and the amount of money going back into the economy. So the United States needs to change the drinking age‚ the drinking age should be 18 because a person is legally an adult at 18‚ there’s
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Lowering The Drinking Age Alcohol is considered to be a large problem in society today. Especially with young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one. Which presents the question of whether or not the drinking age should be lowered. Lowering the legal drinking age to eighteen would have positive and negative influences on society. Positive through raising more government taxes and keep high school age and young college students out of trouble with the law for drinking. Negatively;
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Debate Outline Team Members: Proposition: Should the drinking age be lowered to age 18? Position: Con Central Contentions or Claims Narration: The MLDA affects you; it affects me‚ all of us. Imagine being invited to a party and feeling uncomfortable because those around you are drunk and disorderly. Imagine going to college and not being able to focus on your school work because campus partying is even more common than before; the only difference is that now it’s legal. That’s
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