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You shouldn't have mixed feelings. This is an attack on human free will. UK lets children drink.

• riffraff 5y ago
  In UK you can't buy alcohol if you're below 18. You can drink alcohol in a public place if you're 16 and there is an accompanying adult buying it for you. It's not quite a "free for all", but anyway, I doubt it relates to the issue at hand. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age#Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age#Europe
  • nybble41 5y ago
    Those rules are for public drinking. There doesn't seem to be any age restriction for private alcohol consumption in the UK, or for that matter most of Europe.
    • adventured 5y ago
      The US similarly allows private underage consumption of alcohol - with more restrictions than in most parts of Europe - with parental consent and oversight. This varies from state to state in how it works and the limits, of course. Most states draw a strong legal distinction between underage drinking parties vs moderate underage consumption outside of a party context.
    • riffraff 5y ago
      sure but if you're a kid you can't concretely drink in private if you can't buy alcohol. Other countries don't have rules or don't enforce it, but the UK certainly does. Source: I was an italian teen used to buy wine for my grandpa, but I could not get a beer at the supermarket in the UK.