Drinking at 16 to be considered by Licensing Forum - Page 2

katex · 25-09-2008, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Morecambe Ex Pat

- If alcohol can be bought by 16 year olds, then by logical progression, 14 year olds will try to get away with it and the problem of under age drinking will rear its ugly head again.

These were my thoughts too Morecambe ... think we have got it right already in the U.K. .. as they say 'Old enough to vote, fight for your country, etc' why not to go and buy alcohol ? Think 21 is over the top. At 16, still schoolchildren .. don't want them doing their A levels with hang-overs.

Stay as it is, that's my vote.

Eric · 26-09-2008, 02:44

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Originally Posted by katex

These were my thoughts too Morecambe ... think we have got it right already in the U.K. .. as they say 'Old enough to vote, fight for your country, etc' why not to go and buy alcohol ? Think 21 is over the top. At 16, still schoolchildren .. don't want them doing their A levels with hang-overs.

Stay as it is, that's my vote.

I did my geography A level drunk ... so drunk, I couldn't even remember writing it. Passed with a "D".

Neil · 26-09-2008, 04:48

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

The Isle of Man tourist industry must be feeling the credit crunch pinch, so are grasping at straws to attract visitors - ie teenie binge drinkers

The Isle of Man has a lower drink drive limit than here. When I was over I was told that people often get locked up for drink driving over there.

derekgas · 26-09-2008, 06:50

Lowering the drinking age will only lower the age that kids start to drink, if the average is 14 now, it will be twelve if they lower the age limit, and it should be going the other way, they have done it with smoking, the cost of services and repairs because of drunkenness is already obscene, and will be worse if they lower the drinking age limit.

katex · 26-09-2008, 09:14

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Originally Posted by Eric

I did my geography A level drunk ... so drunk, I couldn't even remember writing it. Passed with a "D".

Is that how you finished up in Kingston then ? Took a left turn instead of right .. LOL

jaysay · 26-09-2008, 09:35

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Originally Posted by katex

These were my thoughts too Morecambe ... think we have got it right already in the U.K. .. as they say 'Old enough to vote, fight for your country, etc' why not to go and buy alcohol ? Think 21 is over the top. At 16, still schoolchildren .. don't want them doing their A levels with hang-overs.

Stay as it is, that's my vote.

Don't want them doing A levels with hang-overs kate, they already do