Comment by enceladus06
1 day ago
Yes but an 18yo can also buy a gun, get drafted into the military, and produce OF/porn.
But no alcohol.
1 day ago
Yes but an 18yo can also buy a gun, get drafted into the military, and produce OF/porn.
But no alcohol.
That’s just a US quirk. In many countries you can buy alcohol when you’re 18+.
It’s odd that you can do everything but drink. Like you can go to work, drive home to your wife and kids, but can’t have a beer lol.
> That’s just a US quirk
My understanding is it’s because of car culture. Drunk-driving deaths drove up the drinking age [1].
[1] https://www.britannica.com/topic/Why-Is-the-US-Drinking-Age-...
Also it would increase illegal transfer of alcohol to underage peers, in theory. But high school kids who want beer have no major problems getting already.
It’s up to each state, but the federal government threatens funding if they get out of line.
They could fix this by lowering the drinking age. Not by raising it. If you have two years of experience being drunk and then start driving you know exactly what you are in for.
If you’ve been confidently driving for years and then suddenly pair that with alcohol… complete opposite effect.
Sure. What does that have to do with Roblox?
They can drink, just not publicly.
Depends on the state. In some, even children under 18 can drink in a bar if their parents buy (I think Wisconsin).
And its not all the US at 21 to buy, in Puerto Rico you can buy alcohol at 18. Federally all those are legal at 18.