On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:06:45 -0800, John Clogg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Michael Baier wrote:
>
>>where is the problem?
>>If you are 18, you can join the military, get trained to kill people and
>>use million-$-equipment.
>>However in most states, you can't order or drink a beer except on-post.
>
>For once I find myself agreeing with Michael (gasp!).  

Thank you John.

It's not only the liquor laws but many laws.
a 14-18 yr old "child" can be treated as an adult in a criminalcase.
15-16 yr old can drive a car.

However they can't buy cigarettes legally nor alcoho of any kind.
18 for cigarettes, 21 mostly for alcohol and 18 to vote (I think)

Germany: When 16, I can legally buy cigarettes and buy and drink beer and 
wine. (not hard liquor). 18 I can vote, drive a car, join military. I am 
considered an adult. However in criminal case under certain circumstances I 
am still treated as a juvenile. (stupid, too)

So, when am I an adult? 

Michael



Many of the liquor
>laws in this country are just plain silly.  Several years ago when I was
>living in Colorado, it was legal for people 18-20 years old to purchase and
>consume 3.2 beer.  Under threat from the federal government of losing all
>federal highway funding, the state legislature raised the age to 21.  Never
>mind that there was no evidence that drunk driving among people in that age
>group was higher than for other age groups, nor that those who were driving
>drunk got that way drinking 3.2 beer (difficult to do, by the way).  The
>federal authorities didn't care, of course, that their arm twisting did
>little to improve driving safety - they just wanted to be able to tell 
their
>constituents that they were "doing something about drunk driving."
>Politicians love meaningless gestures!
>
>Even if you agree that 18-year-olds are too young to be trusted with
>alcohol, it seems at least inconsistent to trust them to vote and to serve
>in the military at the same time we treat them as children with respect to
>alcohol.
>
>John Clogg
>
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