People Over 21 Drive Drunk Too: Why Drinking Age is Unjust

I believe that every American who chooses to drive a car while under the influence of alcohol should be punished. Currently, the same drunk driving penalties and consequences apply to all drivers age 18 and older equally.

So why then, should 18, 19, and 20 year olds not be trusted to drink at all? Granted SOME people age 18-20 choose to drive drunk. But PLENTY of people also drive drunk who are of legal drinking age!!

Treating a certain segment of the population of legal adults as inferior & curtailing their rights is unjust and discriminatory.

The following things would also probably reduce drunk driving/crashes:

• Preventing all black people from drinking
• Preventing all red-haired people from drinking
• Raise the drinking age to 30
• Raise the drinking age to 65

BUT ACTUALLY TAKING THESE MEASURES WOULD BE RIDICULOUS & WOULD NEVER BE TOLERATED. MY POINT IS THAT SOME 18 YEAR OLDS DRINK SAFELY AND SOME DON'T. SOME 40 YEAR OLDS DRINK UNSAFELY. SO WHY SHOULD PEOPLE AGE 18-20 BE JAILED & HAVE THEIR LIVES RUINED WHEN THEY ARE CAUGHT DRINKING BUT ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OR BEING OTHERWISE UNSAFE.