Exactly. Will there be abuses at first? Sure. Everytime they
lower the drinking age, there's problems at _first_. But give it
enough time, and the excitement will settle down. They usually
bring it right back up again whenever they've tried it in the
past. Plus, I thought of this too: It's often hard to tell the
difference between 18 and 21 yr olds at a glance.. But, it's
usually easier to tell the difference between 16+18 yrs old. [I
think, anyway and of course this is a huge generalization]
Thinking as if I was a person whose job it was to serve alcohol
(liquor store, bar, etc), it would be a lot easier to proof on
sight. The reason I'm thinking this is: I think ppl do most of
their drinking before it's legal, often because it's not legal
yet and once it's legal it's like, "meh, whatever". But if it's
legal (and once it stops being novel) at 18+, the "ooh, it's
illegal factor" will drop in age and anybody whose job it is to
play "age spotting" to keep ppl from breaking laws would likely
have a much easier time of it. I know it's superficial - likely
ridiculous. But I'm trying to think of it from a systems point
of view: how it would affect day-to-day activities in a town or
city and all of the people that are involved in the process of
liquor usage and regulation. But ultimately, I agree. You're 18.
You're supposed to be an adult and yet you're not yet. This
extends to other things as well, such as minimum age to be
President of the USA and such, but I guess changes have to start
in different places for different reasons.
