Have you ever been discriminated against for your own sake? Well, I and millions of American adults under the age of 21 were. A bill was passed by Congress called The National Drinking Age Act of 1984. This intimidated any state that did not prohibit or single out adults under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing alcoholic beverages. . Despite this, many people believe that this is justified because "the child's brain is very sensitive to alcohol." In other words, it is acceptable to discriminate against a particular group if it is for its own good, as opposed to being discriminatory for its own good. any reason is wrong. So this is why the legal drinking age should be 18 instead of 21, because 18 year olds can marry, vote and go to war. In general, one would think that if it is possible for someone to live their life, change decisions such as getting married, that they might at least be able to take a sip of wine on their own wedding day. In light of “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) 21 reduced the number of fatal traffic crashes among 18- to 20-year-olds by 13 percent and saved…27,052 lives between 1975 and 2008,” it is easy to see that the bill saved lives, on the contrary, it also caused many adult high school students under the age of 21 to drink excessively in a hidden neighborhood, which led to alcohol poisoning and their death. Additionally, many young adults immediately after graduating from high school, thinking that they are with their soul mate, get married and get married. Instead of the government stepping in and saying no you have your whole life ahead of you, you just need to ask if they are 18 and if they are considering it... middle of paper......] October 18, 2013: 4. Infotrac Kiosk. Internet. January 14, 2014Savage, Seddon. "Lowering the drinking age? It's a complex issue: the forces driving the global epidemic of harmful alcohol use among young people run much deeper than the age of majority for alcohol." New Hampshire Business Review September 26, 2008: 19. General One File. Internet. January 16, 2014. Okholm, Dennis. “Raise the age of murder.” America July 18, 2011: 27. General One File. Internet. January 16, 2014. “Change management expert Bill Matthies shows consumer product companies how to achieve their goals in new book, '7 Keys to Change.' India Banking News February 21, 2013. Infotrac Newsstand. Internet. January 21, 2014. Statistical mastermind of the Bureau of Justice Statistics “Domestic Violence/Abuse Statistics.” June 28. 2013. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wrote in its 2008 publication “Traffic Safety Facts” at www.nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov