Post by OVERTHEHILL on Aug 20, 2008 12:41:24 GMT -5
Should the drinking age be lowered to 18yrs old?
I say yes.
The law should of never been raised in the first place.
MADD was the driving force behind the age being raised with made up numbers and fake statistics. Their favorite, of course, is the number of drivers killed in “alcohol related accidents.” Note the careful phrasing. We’re not talking drunk drivers here, we’re talking alcohol related. If the driver swallowed his mouthwash before going to work and blew .01 on a breathalyzer, that’s alcohol related, even though no sane person would consider that drunk. If a driver hits a drunk pedestrian, that’s alcohol related. If the driver is stone cold sober but his passenger had a few, that’s an alcohol related accident.
The phrase “Alcohol-related” means that at least one of the participants in a traffic accident had consumed a “measurable amount” of alcohol, or an alcohol container is found in any of the vehicles involved. If 30 people in a Greyhound Bus die in a crash, and one passenger has a liquor bottle in their luggage, this is an alcohol-related crash! So, when you hear that “40% of fatal traffic accidents are alcohol related”, you’re hearing a false number.
They are no longer going after drivers who are actually drunk. Their goal is prohibition, one baby step at a time.
The MADD dogs will be spewing more of their lies and propaganda on the people in an effort to stop the reversal of the drinking age laws.
They have already asked that parents do not send their children to any of the 100+ colleges that are asking for the age to be reduced to 18.
Its time to end the foolishness and stop MADD from crucifying a whole society for the actions of a few. I didn't kill their children or spouses and I shouldn't be condemned for it.
I say yes.
The law should of never been raised in the first place.
MADD was the driving force behind the age being raised with made up numbers and fake statistics. Their favorite, of course, is the number of drivers killed in “alcohol related accidents.” Note the careful phrasing. We’re not talking drunk drivers here, we’re talking alcohol related. If the driver swallowed his mouthwash before going to work and blew .01 on a breathalyzer, that’s alcohol related, even though no sane person would consider that drunk. If a driver hits a drunk pedestrian, that’s alcohol related. If the driver is stone cold sober but his passenger had a few, that’s an alcohol related accident.
The phrase “Alcohol-related” means that at least one of the participants in a traffic accident had consumed a “measurable amount” of alcohol, or an alcohol container is found in any of the vehicles involved. If 30 people in a Greyhound Bus die in a crash, and one passenger has a liquor bottle in their luggage, this is an alcohol-related crash! So, when you hear that “40% of fatal traffic accidents are alcohol related”, you’re hearing a false number.
They are no longer going after drivers who are actually drunk. Their goal is prohibition, one baby step at a time.
The MADD dogs will be spewing more of their lies and propaganda on the people in an effort to stop the reversal of the drinking age laws.
They have already asked that parents do not send their children to any of the 100+ colleges that are asking for the age to be reduced to 18.
Its time to end the foolishness and stop MADD from crucifying a whole society for the actions of a few. I didn't kill their children or spouses and I shouldn't be condemned for it.
