College presidents at institutions across America, including Butler University President Bobby Fong, want lawmakers to reconsider the 21-year-old drinking age.
They contend, among other things, that kids won't binge if it's legal for them to imbibe.
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I've never understood the drinking age being 21.
Ok... So let's break this down...
At 18 you can:
- Join the military, fight and die for your country as well as kill other people in the name of your country.
- Be put to death for crimes you commit.
- Be part of the voting electorate deciding who should be put into office including who should have their finger on the nuclear button.
- Drive a vehicle weighing several tons at speeds up to 70mph.
- Gamble.
- Marry someone.
- Legally purchase a drug that many consider is as addictive as heroin and is a known carcinogenic (tobacco).
But god forbid you have a beer.
Where is the logic in this?