tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348896164216160672.post4307202087556736571..comments2023-11-07T03:42:31.616-05:00Comments on GCASA Cares: Raising the drinking age to 21 has saved 864 lives of kids 20 and younger every yearJohn Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560224945345312856noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348896164216160672.post-12025537308956883432010-02-17T10:36:27.244-05:002010-02-17T10:36:27.244-05:00The research has also indicated that those lives s...The research has also indicated that those lives saved in the 18-20 category weren't actually saved. They were just shifted to the 21-24 age bracket and are more easily explained by increased safety controls like seat belts and better enforcement as well as systemic stigmatization of Drunk Driving (Dee & Evans -http://www.youthrights.org/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=108). The problem of irresponsible drinking is not something that can be made to go away simply by making it illegal. The current drinking age serves no purpose other than to imprison America's younger population for status offenses.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249658097061900818noreply@blogger.com