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What is a 17yr old doing drinking in the first place?
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Yeah, that's what I say every time I have to deal with another drunk kid. Amazingly, most of them are late middle schoolers (8th graders) and young high schoolers (Freshmen and sophs). Fact is, as stated earlier, Loko is the newest fad and these idiot kids are drinking it as fast as they can illegally obtain it (And posting pics of themselves in various states of consciousness on Facebook) in the name of being cool. I hate the stuff just based on the fact that they love it and abuse it, but it's no easier to obtain than any other alcoholic beverage, and somehow someone invariably manages to get booze, whether through fake IDs or conning an adult into buying it. So banning it isn't going to solve the problem of drunk teens. I personally wouldn't touch the stuff (I'm a J.D. guy myself), but I don't think it has to be taken away from reasonable adults who want to imbibe (Although I question their reasonableness if they really want this p***water).
Very well put, Jersey Mike.