Joeyism's Blogism

Hey everyone,
I hope you all are doing well. So tonight I am going to blog on something I received today in an email that I feel strongly about. In the email was a short description and a link to watch a "60 Minute" clip of last nights show. 60 Minutes aired the Drinking Age Debate last night. The debate was to lower the age of drinking from 21 to 18. I for one believe that this is appalling! Yes many of you will probably say that it is only a 3 year difference, but 3 years can make all the difference! I feel the need to say at age 18 MAJORITY of teens are not responsible. Though 18 is the age when you are legal for a lot of privileges, this should Not be one of them. If teens were given this opportunity to start drinking alcohol at age 18 it can become a uncontrollable habit, which could then turn into a health issue and effect your mind and body. I am all for having a good time and going with the flow, but without the use of alcohol, anyone can have a great time at parties or just hanging out without the use of alcohol. This can actually effect the minds of 18 year olds believe it or not, this is the time and age when you want to prepare for collage and a bright future. To start turning your vision into reality and directing your brain to the important factors in life, not focusing on how "good" alcohol makes you feel, or how its "cool" to be drinking it. Today I was bewildered, I was in my class talking to another student and we were talking about our sacrifices we gave up for lent (not to go into religion but this is what led to it) and she said she gave up fast food and it sucks bad, and I am like why? do you eat fast food often?, her response was "Not to often to eat it, but when I get completely drunk I want fast food". I don't even know if I was able to hold in my expression because how I felt at that point. I could not believe this was coming from this girl. And she is a senior, so there goes by point, that changing the drinking age will want to even encourage more students than now, to want to drink. This law is a negative effect on society! It will inspire many students to make drinking a part of their schedule, which will lead to high school alcoholics. America does not need its children killed, hospitalized, or Arrested due to DUI's and basically if this new law was to be passed, it would be like saying "HEY lets try and inspire our teens of America, GO GET DRUNK!". I do not see any reason why at this age drinking should be legal. The video also talked about A collage student named Gory who was challenged to a drinking challenge where he had to drink an extensive amount of alcohol. Gory was found in the morning passed out in the collage dorm where the party took place, friends called 911, when paramedics got there to check on Gordy, he was pronounced dead. Gordy died in the middle of the night due to alcohol poisoning. Why risk your health, Your future, Your life on alcohol, and wanting to drink at the age of 18. Keep our teens safe, it will not only effect them, but there friends and family also.

Below is the link of Video of the 60 Minute drinking age debate clip.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4819332n

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