Nobahar wrote:I'm 20, not a kid- I'm an adult and don't need parental supervision in any aspect of my life.
No, but being fresh out of college (I'm only 23, it's not like I'm very far into adulthood), I can almost guarantee you that there were going to be some idiots at that party who lived more than 2 blocks from home and wanted to drive after the party -- especially if it was planned alll semester.
I understand most people in my generation are rather irresponsible, but saying I can't drink because of the risk that I'd drive or do something equally stupid is what I'm getting at- it's one of those things that doesn't affect you so you don't care about it, might as well agree with the laws cause you don't lose anything by them.
Like I said, I'm 23. They affected me very recently. I promise, I'm not some old prude here. However, you are right by saying I don't lose anything by the laws. Because of these particular drinking laws, I am less likely to lose my life because of some stupid drunk driver.
Anyway, here was my problem stated on basing laws off statistical probability- the party is one block off-campus, I and most of us were walking- there isn't anywhere to park anyway.
Key word:
most
The 21 year olds couldn't throw the party because of the underage drinking that would take place. It's not like the people who live there are underage, they're all legal and legally allowed to throw a party and drink.
That is one of the "perks" of living in a college town. If you are 21 and want to throw a party, you have to show how you are going to prevent underage drinking.
They didn't break it up before it got out of hand, they prevented it from happening cause they assumed it would get out of hand. There's a big difference, not all parties spill out into bloodshed on the streets. In fact, most don't.
The particular people who were going to throw this party...have they ever had a run-in with the cops because of their partying habits? You are right -- most parties do not spill out into bloodshed on the streets. But the cops don't like cleaning up after the ones that do, so they try to prevent it anyway.
Regardless of the situation, even if I was the only responsible person going to that party- I had a stressful week and was looking for away to cool down from my my biochem exam yesterday and the cops decided for me that I should sit down and watch Conan by myself and eat potato chips instead right?
Well, if you were going to be an underage drinker anyway, why not get someone to buy you some booze, and you and a few close friends get together, sit back, relax and throw back a few? Why do you have to go to a full-blown party? When I was in college, that's what I did.
And I've been drinking with my dad since I was 18, and it is legal to consume alcohol under parental supervision. My dad told me not to get too drunk when I talked to him on the phone earlier today- point in hand,
I, also, used to drink with my parents before I was 21. However, I never drank in public or at a party (mostly afraid of getting busted)
I'm an exception to the norm and I get punished for the idiot things that other people do.
Welcome to life. This unfairness doesn't stop when you turn 21. Most laws were made because of something stupid that someone else did.
It's kind of like how I'm an Iranian-American and get hassled in airports all the time.
I see your point here (for the first time, really). It is another type of profiling. The laws are in place to protect us. When young people are growing up, some grow up more quickly than others. The age "21" is the age when the majority of young people appear to be mature enough to handle the responsibilty that goes along with drinking. The profiling makes sense. The racial profiling, however, is unfortunate, and that is something I don't agree with -- I'll definitely side with you on that one.
