If you wanna claim that a person is not responsible enough or of a mature enough mind to be able to consume alcohol until they're 21, then you have no fucking business holding them responsible in the justice system and prosecuting them as a person of a mature enough mind to understand the consequences of their actions for the very crime of consuming alcohol.
Seriously, forget about "I can die for my country, but if we win the war I can't celebrate with a drink." Think about the idea that you're not old enough to drink but you are old enough to be arrested for drinking: What the fuck is that?
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