res wrote:IMO :teasing-blah:
Simply denying adults access to items that are potentially dangerous is no solution, and no appropriate in a free society. If you treat people like children by removing any opportunity to make a decision for themselves, then children is what you'll get.
This story is a tragedy, but unlike the many others happening everyday it's got a solid hook for the media to sell.
I know when my kids are of an age to be thinking about alcohol they'll be fully aware of the dangers.
Whiskyaugogo wrote:
If the story is correct, it is more than that! Would you buy a bottle of metho and a tin of boot polish because one of you 18 yo friends said it gave you a hit? When I was 19 some gave me a nip of Inner Circle OP rum (not sure if it still is available today) and being the 19 yo "man" I threw it down and have never touched rum again till I made Mac's rum. So the question remains, are 18 yo's capable of making an adult informed decision like oh, here is a bottle of 95% alcohol party starter, let's go? I really believe that some things don't need easy accessibility. Just my opinion.
Whiskyaugogo wrote:res wrote:IMO :teasing-blah:
Simply denying adults access to items that are potentially dangerous is no solution, and no appropriate in a free society. If you treat people like children by removing any opportunity to make a decision for themselves, then children is what you'll get.
This story is a tragedy, but unlike the many others happening everyday it's got a solid hook for the media to sell.
I know when my kids are of an age to be thinking about alcohol they'll be fully aware of the dangers.
If the story is correct, it is more than that! Would you buy a bottle of metho and a tin of boot polish because one of you 18 yo friends said it gave you a hit? When I was 19 some gave me a nip of Inner Circle OP rum (not sure if it still is available today) and being the 19 yo "man" I threw it down and have never touched rum again till I made Mac's rum. So the question remains, are 18 yo's capable of making an adult informed decision like oh, here is a bottle of 95% alcohol party starter, let's go? I really believe that some things don't need easy accessibility. Just my opinion.
Whiskyaugogo wrote:So the question remains, are 18 yo's capable of making an adult informed decision like oh, here is a bottle of 95% alcohol party starter, let's go? I really believe that some things don't need easy accessibility. Just my opinion.
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