(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Just to clarify, in the United Kingdom drinking laws require you to be 18 to purchase alcohol.

"The minimum age for the purchase of alcohol is 18. People aged 16 or 17 may consume wine, beer or cider on licensed premises (pubs/bars/restaurants) with a table meal. In England and Wales, it must be an adult who orders. In Scotland, no adult is required to be present. The legal age for the purchase of alcohol from an off-license (store/supermarket) is 18. (The legal age to buy liqueur chocolates is 16. but this is rarely enforced.)"

I personally feel that at the age of 16 you should be able to purchase alcohol.
Why? - Well by the time you're 16 you'll of left/be leaving school, that's a big point.
After leaving school you're now finished with compulsory education, you're deemed mature enough to decide and pursue any future education leading to employment, specialised or not.

If you're mature enough to decide whether you receive future education and whether you get a good job or end up on benefits, then in my eyes you're mature enough to decide whether you can drink alcohol or not.

Now I know what you're thinking "We have a 15/16 year old here who wants to drink but mommy and daddy won't let him"
A few things wrong with that:
1) I don't know my Dad Haha
2) I am allowed to drink. My mom purchases it occasionally for me.

One thing right with that sentence:
1) I am 15.

But the fact I understand the pro's and con's of being mature enough surely should justify my maturity.

What's your thoughts on the matter?

You must have a very interesting life my good sir.
Who says drinking will kill you or kill you in prison?

It Might, But it's not a 100% chance.

Starting to drink at 16 could not be a good thing and could lead to making teens alchoholic and all that junk
they cant go to high they go to low so 18 is fine
My mum and dad let me drink once and awhile because they would rather me do it around them then
go out with random people and bad shit could happen =D

Kinda my Mom's aproach, by doing this when I'm 18 I won't go out and go f*cking crazy.

Dont listen to them nerds. Drink and be a happy drinker. Drinking is no way "bad", hes right you live once, why die regretting you didnt get to drink more.

yeah well i think works

Drinking itself isnt bad, its how people use it which makes it bad.

I think drinking is fine, MBO drinks a lot and he does just fine......
/end sarcasm

Just sayin underage drinking can lead to drunk driving which results in accidents.

Damn, I'm moving to Europe.