The Controversies Of Lowering The Legal Age

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Why there are many supporter to lower the legal age to 16 years old ? Why they didnt know what is the consequent when this case implement?'''Legal age''' or '''codified age''' refers to age at which a person may legally engage in a certain activity. Most frequently, this is the [[age of majority]], the threshold of adulthood as recognized in law.Legal age is important to all of us surpassing to the youth to know their limits. They should understand why until now this case is not still approving to lower the legal age at 16 years old. They should understand that lowering the legal age is not a good thing. Why they want to lower the legal age ?Think of this four: Age of Majority, Legal age of Drinking, School leaving age and Mirriageable age …show more content…

These laws cover a wide range of issues and behaviours, addressing when and where alcohol can be consumed. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different from the age when it can be purchased in some countries. These laws vary among different countries and many laws have exemptions or special circumstances. Most laws apply only to drinking alcohol in public places, with alcohol consumption in the home being mostly unregulated.Some countries also have different age limits for different types of alcoholic drink.In many European countries drinking is part of their heritage for holidays and special occasions. The majority of people in these countries are very responsible with alcohol and I believe it has to do with their upbringing, what their parents taught them about drinking and allowing them to drink at a young age so it doesn’t feel like it is something evil and exotic you have to do behind your parent’s backs. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism did a survey and found that on average the first time young boys experiment with alcohol is 11 years old and 13 for girls. My parents let me drink as I was growing up at new-years parties and when I was in High School they would let me have drinking parties in our basement, they just took our car keys and we had to stay on the property. Eventually the drinking became less thrilling and I stopped drinking as much and only on occasion socially. Think of it almost 11 years old and 13 years old , they are young to taste alcohol is that the youth now? The legal age is 18 years old to 21 years old to taste an alcohol. Thats the youth know , they do whatever they