[Kevin]

Food for thought....

I think that the alcohol problem in the US is very similar to our teenage pregnancy problem.

All of our money for education goes into teaching ABSTAINANCE. Clearly, these kids are going to have sex and drink no matter how many times you tell them it's bad. Hell, they probably do it more because of the fact.

So why not spend the time and effort teaching how to do it responsibly? Wear condoms, don't drink and drive, etc etc etc.... These are the messages we should be sending. Not ones that we KNOW are going to fall on deaf ears.

As a society, I think we should face up to the fact that while most high school graduates aren't as mature as someone around 30 years old, MOST are responsible enough to handle these things. There are those that never will be -- but I really don't see much difference between an 18 and 21 year old in that respect.

We shouldn't penalize an age group just to be more PC and appease groups like MADD.