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April 15, 2007 at 6:33 am

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Angel

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What do you say about that

I can’t see it would be possible to do,when kids at 11 – 15 are able to get alcohol now,it will not change even if they raise the age to 21..

What need to be changed is people.. People who sells the alcohol to kids from 11 – 15..

But even if they change the age to 50..Kids will still get the alcohol if they want it..

Britain should consider making the legal drinking age 21 as it has “lost the plot” when it comes to regulating alcohol, policy pundits claim.

The UK has one of the worst problems in Europe with a fifth of children aged 11 to 15 drinking at least once a week.

Public Policy Research (PPR), the journal of the IPPR think-tank, says it is time to practice “tough love”, such as reviewing the minimum drinking age.
The government said there were already tough measures in place.

Binge culture
But columnist Jasper Gerard argues in PPR: “When it comes to booze, society seems to have lost its senses.”

He says current regulations are failing to tackle the growing trend of underage and binge drinking.

By raising the age threshold, he claims: “It is at least possible that those in their early and mid teens will not see drink as something they will soon be allowed to do so therefore they might as well start doing it surreptitiously now.”
Alternatively, he proposes getting 18-year-olds to carry smart cards which record how much they have drunk each night and making it an offence to serve more alcohol to anyone under-21 who had already consumed more than three units.

Rest of the article here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6551887.stm
April 15, 2007 at 6:41 am

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MisterDuck

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:you_crazy:you_crazy:you_crazy

that would be a fucking stupid move…

history has proven that a more controlled and authoritarian approach to drugs/sex/alcohol/anti-social behaviour (not grouping them together because obv. they are very different) does not work!

britain has probably the worst binge culture in europe, yet a lot of european countries have alcohol legal from 14 or 16. surely that is proof enough that to tackle the actual problem, we need a more liberal approach!

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“Alternatively, he proposes getting 18-year-olds to carry smart cards which record how much they have drunk each night”

this would be ridiculous, another 1984 style method of tracking and controlling us… tbh i doubt it’ll happen, it’s only some journo talking shit, right?
April 15, 2007 at 11:08 am

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tarifa

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Honest, intelligent education not prohibition.

When are people gonna learn? :crazy::crazy::crazy:
April 16, 2007 at 6:56 pm

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Raj

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And less hypocrisy please…

Less parents saying to kids ‘Dont do drugs’ with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other [no wonder the kids dont listen to what their parents say :you_crazy]
April 16, 2007 at 7:25 pm

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globalloon

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why don’t they just all children with an explosive implant and the first time they swear it blows their head off

that would sort this country out

*shakes fist at pesky kids*

:you_crazy
April 16, 2007 at 10:23 pm

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tarifa

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globalloon wrote:

why don’t they just all children with an explosive implant and the first time they swear it blows their head off

that would sort this country out

*shakes fist at pesky kids*

:you_crazy

hehehe splat! :laugh_at: :laugh_at: :laugh_at:
April 21, 2007 at 11:45 pm

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jeffreybungle

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if they do that, there will be a lot more teenagers takin drugs and goin to raves, if you cant drink you probably wont be alkoud in clubs, everyone needs a party of some sortraaa
April 22, 2007 at 2:02 am

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They should test ppl to see if they are fools before letting them do anything foolish.

They can test to see what career you’re likely to go into or what your IQ is, so why not a test to see if someone’s a div.

Just have a peer group tell the person to write as the answer that yes they are a fool. If they cave in and write that, then they fail the fool test hehe.
April 22, 2007 at 6:10 pm

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Digital-A

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and persons 18 – 21 will go where? … to the park i tell you, to the park … plus turning 18 would become crap and frankly itd suck.

i dont think i could do without my friday night pint, pig snack and rollie …
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