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Sleepyjack · 02-10-2004, 07:56 AM

I went to my first 21st of this year, out of my friends. Anyway, in Australia as 21 year olds we don't actually get anything new in terms of responsibilites ie the ability to vote, drink, get porn etc all happened a the tender age of 18 for us.
As i found out (asking why's 21 so special here? to a few of the older people there), Australians used to have the 21 rule for drinking etc until there was a defiance of logic, in that you could sign up be in the army as a trained and hired killer, but you weren't allowed to drink.

I know that laws state to state in America differ vastly, however i was under the impression that generally Americans have to wait to 21 to drink, but can be hired to kill people at the age of 18 (or even younger?). Is it just me, or is that a little absurd? (unless i've got the rules incorrect?)

NOTE: i've used hired killer, cause fundamentally that's what the people are, but i realise that it's an extremely naive and crude way of defining them, so i am leaving it to try and leave an impact of my statement?

Got me?

02-10-2004, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sleepyjack Fast'n'Bulbous Location: Australia, Perth	About age and responsibilities I went to my first 21st of this year, out of my friends. Anyway, in Australia as 21 year olds we don't actually get anything new in terms of responsibilites ie the ability to vote, drink, get porn etc all happened a the tender age of 18 for us. As i found out (asking why's 21 so special here? to a few of the older people there), Australians used to have the 21 rule for drinking etc until there was a defiance of logic, in that you could sign up be in the army as a trained and hired killer, but you weren't allowed to drink. I know that laws state to state in America differ vastly, however i was under the impression that generally Americans have to wait to 21 to drink, but can be hired to kill people at the age of 18 (or even younger?). Is it just me, or is that a little absurd? (unless i've got the rules incorrect?) NOTE: i've used hired killer, cause fundamentally that's what the people are, but i realise that it's an extremely naive and crude way of defining them, so i am leaving it to try and leave an impact of my statement? Got me?