I have always thought that underage drinking is perfectly
fine as long as the driver is sober, and the person does not drink too much. I’ve
always thought of this law as just a dumb excuse to try to make kids feel they
have no control over some things, and that they should just allow the drinking
age to be 16 so people stop getting sent to Juvenile hall. Underage drinking is
never going to stop, and a teenager who does not drink will usually be looked
down upon or thought of strangely.

But last Saturday, my usual party night, where my friends
and I drink have fun hit up a party and dance the night away went totally wrong
and made me have second thoughts about drinking, and realize why it’s so wrong
to drink underage. At about 11:30 at night gun shots went off at the party. It
was truly the scariest moment of my life I thought I was going to die. As we
were running off I saw the guy that shot the gun and he was just sitting on the
floor laughing. I danced with him earlier that night when he was a little
sober, but alcohol totally changed him. Adults have more control of their
selves when they drink, but kids are so wound up with being like everyone else
that they drink too much and lose control. I think underage drinking should be
taken more seriously by teens too, not just adults. Maybe if teenagers were told about stories like these it would help them stop. I know being in that situation made me stop and think, and I'm not ready to be in that situation again.

lol your pretty mature for a teen then ;)

I'm happy taht you have seen the truth about teenage drinking, and being drunk generally because I think the difference in teenage and adult drinking is mainly because most adults who aren't really addicted to alcohol know when to stop and say no whereas teenagers who are also not addicted to alcohol would have harder time saying no. But when both get drunk, teenager and adult alike, its basically the same: becoming a less inhibited person and getting more daredevil. Both should take drinking to moderation if none at all, old and young alike.

surfville said: I'm happy taht you have seen the truth about teenage drinking, and being drunk generally because I think the difference in teenage and adult drinking is mainly because most adults who aren't really addicted to alcohol know when to stop and say no whereas teenagers who are also not addicted to alcohol would have harder time saying no. But when both get drunk, teenager and adult alike, its basically the same: becoming a less inhibited person and getting more daredevil. Both should take drinking to moderation if none at all, old and young alike.

I dont think whether its an adult or a teenager drinking and knowing when to stop makes much of a difference. They're going to be the same, if the teenager is into drinking and mature enough then they will stop, and same with adults. But I think adult partiers and teenage partiers are the same, the same amount pass out, the same amount get hung over the next day. But I do think some decisions teenagers make are worse, but thats aso because of the situations they're in. When they drink they're at a crazy party with lots of friends and dancing and drugs, but for an adult its more of a casual thing and they dont have the oppurtunity to make as many mistakes.