Drinking Age

**Michaelt** · 9th November 2006, 21:56

Originally Posted by Fish

You total pussy.

I just decided, a while back, not to try to prove my dominance over the internet, and get slightly angry at myself when I fail to do that.

If you're going to say something stupid and arrogant, do it in real life.

**jrandom** · 10th November 2006, 08:58

Originally Posted by Michaelt

If you're going to say something stupid and arrogant, do it in real life.

What? You're nice on the internet, and offensive in real life?

I suspect that in fact, you're boring on the internet, and a watery, hand-wringing, self-righteous git in real life.

Anyway, if lowering the drinking age was a bad idea, why is raising it again not a correspondingly good one?

**Joni** · 10th November 2006, 09:10

Wow Fish you can be a grumpy bugger when you are in the mood

**Michaelt** · 10th November 2006, 13:57

Originally Posted by Fish

Anyway, if lowering the drinking age was a bad idea, why is raising it again not a correspondingly good one?

Because it'll never happen.

You take away from someone a right that you've given them, and you lose a lot of votes, and people will just ignore the new law, as they don't agree with it.

**scumdog** · 10th November 2006, 15:44

Originally Posted by Michaelt

Because it'll never happen.

You take away from someone a right that you've given them, and you lose a lot of votes, and people will just ignore the new law, as they don't agree with it.

We're forever having rights taken away from us BUT what is REALLY true is those words of your 'lose a lot of vots' - THAT'S what it's mainly about!

If the issue had been to raise the age of XXX from 12 years to 14 years of age none of the politicians would have given a fat rats arse and would have voted how they REALLY felt on it.

SOME 18-20 year olds are mature but that group are overly representative in 'fuckwit deeds' catagory too.

I can't think of too many laws that people don't agree with that are ignored - and if the ARE there is a corresponding weight of penalty on the breakers of said law.