Underage drinking in "Dragon Wars"

i was watching the movie "Dragon Wars" last night and in one part of the movie one of the main characters (the girl) and her friend go to the bar to "have some fun and unwind". only after watching the movie did i realize that the whole plot of the movie revolves around this girl turning 20. it's been a while since i read the rules, but isn't it illegal to drink if you are under 21? i found this kind of strange, seeing as they are in L.A. and they would have to provide a valid I.D. to buy drinks or it would be illegal...

IMO, the whole movie sucks anyways, so don't see it

 

Two points: First of all it's a movie...

And second, the drinking age was set by right wing nuts.

 

I say set the legal age higher. Only people I have ever seen think the drinking age is set too high have been kids themselves.

Raise the legal age to drive, too.

http://www.nsc.org/issues/teendriving/

Lower the legal drinking age and watch that number climb

 

i just found it kind of strange seeing as it happens in a regular bar and nobody seems to care....although the movie was made in korea

 

I don't agree with the statements on European drinking. Go over and see for yourself - truly see by living amongst it - "Lager lout" behavior, as it is known, is an increasing problem. Cops actively hate the transitioning out of bars into night clubs by the teen age group, because the immense quantities of alcohol young teenagers have imbibed at such a fast rate when their young systems cannot cope with it causes so much aggression, resulting in stabbings, shootings and general fighting and property damage, sexual assault and drunk driving.

Drinking is legal at 18 in the UK and you can get your provisional license (or permit) at 17. One of those two ages at least should be raised IMO. You cannot give a kid the keys to drive AND the freewill to drink at the same time. Most test both parameters at some point early on, it's just that they don't get busted.

In America there are restrictions on what a youth can do (at least here in Oregon there is) once they have got their full license. In the first 6 months they cannot transport friends only without an adult family member who has a full license. This discourages the "let's go in my car to the party guys!" approach. In England, you can past your test and do whatever you like. Try hunting for a compact small engine first car in England that is cheap and doesn't have a dented fender. It is so hard, as my son just found out trying to buy his first car, because so many of them have been bent around a post by young people cruising with their buddies in the car and not paying attention to their new found skill.

I realize a lot of generalizations are here in these topics, but just wanted to clarify that Europe is not the "better place" some of you think. There are actually some excellent checks and balances in place in the USA to support safer driving in young people.

 

Umm, the under age drinking problem is just as bad as any drinking problem. A problem is a problem.
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Yes, it is a problem. But lowering the legal drinking age also lowers the age group that drink underage.

 

Teenage drinking is a problem over here its way too easy for kids to get alcohol but more importantly lots of strong cheap alcohol at sixteen we used to just be able to scrape a few £'s together enough for 3-4 cans which just got us merry these days for £2 even with inflation and higher tax you can buy 2.5 litres of 8% cider which will put most people especially kids on their back.

I think eighteen is the perfect age it just needs to be enforced more stringently,I think 21 is way too high considering all the things you can do before that age like drive,get married,buy a house, choose to go over to Iraq and get blown up,how can a kid have the maturity to choose that and yet not enjoy alcohol responsibly.

Whatever age you start drinking at most people go through the stage of this is the greatest thing in the world and get more drunk than they can control its part of growing up all the laws in the world won't change that IMO.

 

wow...i just wanted to point out how weird it was that in a movie 2 underage people go to a L.A. bar and don't have to provide a valid I.D. to buy drinks...doesn't that seem weird? i know that underage drinking is a problem, but in a regular bar?

 

Tend to agree that if armed forces allow 18 year olds to join and fight for their country, then how can one consider an 18 year old too young to drink...both need to be approached in a responsible manner, and hopefully, these adolescents do so...

 

Of course, one thing i want to mention, is people that get sent overs in miltary form, have training and such. Its not like that theres classes on booze and responsible drinking required before it happens.

 

i think i'll keep my dr.pepper, thank you very much

 

Good point Coleman...(I don't think Bar Courses include drinking aspects)...

 

Im certain they could lead someone to, though

 

It has to do with attitudes and family/socio aspects of upbringing more than anything else. Plenty of people in their twenties (and beyond) drive like idiots, and think it's cool to drive drunk and/or stoned.

Me and my friends went through our teens and early adulthood with no drunken stupidity at all. You just don't get to hear about all the responsible ones on the news, etc. Always said, you can't legislate against stupidity. That said, we obviously have to have some laws to try and prevent access to alcohol, etc to children and such.

Getting back to the Dragon Wars movie. It was okay, and probably worth the watch for most people.