What do you think the "drinking age" should be?

**Rayray401** · 30th July 2009, 19:18

Originally Posted by Flatcap

Exactly - forget the drinking age, make it an offence to be drunk in public instead

Isnt it already an offence? so many alcohol ban areas around..And true about mixing drinks, but then raising the prices on teen drinks already wipes out quite a bit of the drinking population, the law will never be able to bind EVERYONE..take drink driving for example, its illegal, cops always around with check points etc. yet there are people who still do it. Another idea is the 'to drink, 18 yo..to buy, 20 yo..not applied to bars' ?..but then underaged will always be able to get their hands on liquor..

**Deano** · 30th July 2009, 19:21

Nah, not unless you are under 18 or are being disorderly along with it.

Its inconsistent that a licensee can be done for allowing a drunk person to remain on their premises, but it's not illegal to be found drunk on licensed premises eh ?

**Dean** · 30th July 2009, 19:21

Originally Posted by Rayray401

Lol @ Dean, maybe if you dressed more properly and didnt look like a gang member the man wouldnt have brought the hammer out with him?

The ones nicely dressed got jumped that night (like people in suits etc), lots of groups owning there own alleyways and corners carrying knives on the piss beating up people for no reason. You know what i mean?

**ynot slow** · 30th July 2009, 19:23

Actually like the 18 in bars,20 inoff licenses.Reason is will stop maybe binge drinking of getting pissed then hitting town.Who knows might work,but then not all 18 yr olds get totalled either.

I have daughter either side of 18,the older one has been known to get pissed,younger one did it once and isn't worried about drinking.Younger one not worried about being 18 in December so she can go out.

But then again they'll still get the alcopops if they want.

**Rayray401** · 30th July 2009, 19:34

Originally Posted by Dean

The ones nicely dressed got jumped that night (like people in suits etc), lots of groups owning there own alleyways and corners carrying knives on the piss beating up people for no reason. You know what i mean?

Oh sorry, didnt think of that. I know what you mean..but sorry i dont live in the hood, so dont know what it might be like..

Originally Posted by ynot slow

Actually like the 18 in bars,20 inoff licenses.Reason is will stop maybe binge drinking of getting pissed then hitting town.Who knows might work,but then not all 18 yr olds get totalled either.

I have daughter either side of 18,the older one has been known to get pissed,younger one did it once and isn't worried about drinking.Younger one not worried about being 18 in December so she can go out.

But then again they'll still get the alcopops if they want.

Yeah true, but isnt it all because when teens get on the piss they cant control themselves and needs to go beat people up/do burn outs. If the teens who binge can control themselves then it wouldnt be as big of a problem....its like the difference between 'boyracers' and 'car enthusiasts'

**Indiana_Jones** · 30th July 2009, 19:40

Originally Posted by Rayray401

....its like the difference between 'boyracers' and 'car enthusiasts'

You mean cunts in shit cars and cunts in flash cars? lol

-Indy

**mynameis** · 30th July 2009, 19:45

**The Stranger:Me** · 30th July 2009, 19:45

Originally Posted by Rayray401

back this up by raising prices on teen drinks like someone said.

Fark Labour did this a few yrs back. Doesn't anyone remember the old guys moaning because cheap sherry and port was priced off of the market?
The teens just changed their drinking habits to the next cheapest piss. It didn't work then. What's going to make it work now?

**Indiana_Jones** · 30th July 2009, 19:47

Originally Posted by mynameis

You also forgot you can own firearms at 16

-Indy

**Dean** · 30th July 2009, 19:47

Originally Posted by Rayray401

Oh sorry, didnt think of that. I know what you mean..but sorry i dont live in the hood, so dont know what it might be like..

Your pushing it, im in whangaparaoa which isnt really a "hood" but guess where the ball and party was....take a guess.........what side of auckland.

Most of the teenagers there look tough and act tough but they cant hold their liquor, out like a light, so many liquor stores, alcohol is what made it a hood id say.

**The Pastor** · 30th July 2009, 19:50

it should be 21

**Indiana_Jones** · 30th July 2009, 20:06

I don't think the age really matters.

Bottom line is that the Kiwi's love to get shit faced all the time lol

-Indy

**rainman** · 30th July 2009, 20:32

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

At what age do you think it should be legal for New Zealanders to buy alcoholic beverages?

25. With another ban between 39 and 41, for males.

**Rayray401** · 30th July 2009, 20:43

Originally Posted by Dean

Your pushing it, im in whangaparaoa which isnt really a "hood" but guess where the ball and party was....take a guess.........what side of auckland.

Most of the teenagers there look tough and act tough but they cant hold their liquor, out like a light, so many liquor stores, alcohol is what made it a hood id say.

ahh fair enough then..didnt mean to offend XD but yeah. i agree with Indy there about kiwis shitfacing themselves