The Believing Game Part A

A common controversy surging through the United States is that of the public drinking age.  Currently, in the United States the drinking age is 21.  Many people believe that the drinking age is appropriate right where it is and for just reasons.  Caleb Daniloff from Boston University conducted research on this topic alone.  He found that the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was spot on in 1984 when they raised the drinking age to 21.  In doing so, they have saved nearly 17,000 lives on the highway since 1988.  He adds that it’s important for the decline in alcohol-related deaths annually.  What’s more to purchase a handgun you must be 21, and to rent a car you must be 25.  Also, you should not change a law just because of a widespread disobedience.  It is still breaking the law, just like speeding.  No state would change all their speed limits due to widespread disobedience.  Many valid statements go hand in hand with why the drinking age was lowered in the first place in 1988.