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drgoodtrips
Well, some of the deaths of people 18 and under can be attributed to alcohol, but all of them can be attributed to automobiles. I'm not being fatuous, but rather pointing out that all of the nanny-stating in the world won't turn piloting heavy machines at high speeds into anything other than an inherently dangerous proposition.
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Actually, I agree, except for attributing any accidents to automobiles, all accidents are attributal to a great or lesser extent to poor driving (whether a result of alcohol or not).
That said, the proper way to deal with teenage drunk driving is to restrict the hours they may be allowed to drive, and not allowing them to drive at night (when the overwhelming majority of teen drinking related accidents occur) and the parents should be held criminally liable for allowing them to be behind the wheel outside of permissible times.
What I would like to know from some of more liberal members of the forum is how, in your view, laws restricting the drinking age for people who are otherwise legally adults passes muster under the Equal Protection clause?
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