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Drinking age should be
21: Govt. Make it 18
26 Aug 2007, 0131 hrs IST,TNN
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government may have proposed to lower
the drinking age from 25 to 21, but Delhiites aren't saying 'cheers'. In fact,
they see it as a halfway measure. The refrain heard across the city is,
"why not make it 18?"
When you can cast your vote, drive a vehicle and even sign a legal contract at
18, why does the government seek to curb what is finally a personal choice,
wondered many indignant Delhiites.
"Imagine I'm 18 years old. It's my marriage tomorrow but I won't be able
to celebrate it with a drink," says Aastha Joshi. "You know why? It's
because my government thinks that I'm not mature enough to drink, though I can
marry and raise a family."
"The law hasn't stopped us from drinking now and it won't later, so why
are they undertaking this pointless exercise," asks Pawan Gupta, a Class
XII student.
Children and parents alike feel that if the government is finally going to
review the minimum age, it should take a rational view and bring it at par with
the age for voting and marriage.
Times View : It's good the Delhi
government plans to lower the drinking age to 21. But it should be 18, the age
at which people can drive and vote. Youngsters usually start to drink around
this age. So, the legal bar of 25 years is invariably ignored. It'll be the
same if it stays at 21. Unrealistic laws are often broken. After breaking a few
such laws, people start disregarding laws as a whole. This is undesirable for
any society.
The proposed drinking age of 21 is at variance with the stipulated legal age
for adult activity/decisions, like driving and marriage. There should be one
uniform age to define adulthood.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Drinking_age_should_be_21_Govt_Make_it_18/articleshow/2310994.cms
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