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> Mostly, the reason kids don't do those things more is exactly because we had the government ban those things for kids. I completely disagree. We don't allow
by whitepaint 6y ago
> Mostly, the reason kids don't do those things more is exactly because we had the government ban those things for kids.
I completely disagree. We don't allow those things because we know kids shouldn't be doing it. If there were no drinking age laws kids would still not be drinking and smoking weed because parents wouldn't allow it. That was kinda my point. (let's not talk about the outliers, obviously some kids smoke and drink)
- kube-system 6y agoI'm not sure that underage drinking is an outlier, at least here in the US. In fact, the majority of college students in the US violate drinking age laws. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/college-drinking https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sh... > If there were no drinking age laws kids would still not be drinking and smoking weed because parents wouldn't allow it. In places with more relaxed drinking laws, we do often see more kids drinking. 42% of 15 year old boys were weekly drinkers in the UK in 2002. https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/382840/WH15-alcohol-report-eng.pdf https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/382840/... > Most young people begin using alcohol between the ages of 12 and 16, an age at which they gain increasing independence and spend more time outside the home unsupervised. At the same time, the direct influence of parents diminishes and friends become increasingly important.