In America, you are considered an adult for ALL intents and purposes other than consuming alcohol. That's it. When you are caught after having consumed alcohol under the age of 21, you are charged with MIP which stands for "minor in possession." So you are a "minor" if you decide to drink, but an adult if you get caught?? This makes NO sense.
Organizations like MADD that support the current drinking age often claim that "young people's brains and decision-making skills do not fully develop until the age of 21." So then WHY should someone who uses his supposedly undeveloped brain to make the decision to drink be prosecuted as an adult, be taken to adult jail, and then receive a PERMANENT ADULT CRIMINAL RECORD???
The "crime" of underage drinking should be treated the same way as other crimes committed by minors and removed from a person's record when he reaches the age of adulthood. This is why America should stop considering 18 year olds adults. America should EITHER RAISE THE AGE OF ADULTHOOD TO 21, OR LOWER THE DRINKING AGE TO 18! It's as simple as that!!
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