Legal drinking at age 21 is good for me. I agree with your assessment about being out of high school but you have to have some sense of responsibility and accountability out on your own. Most 19 year old's are really not out on their own yet. The biggest factor is responsibility and understanding that what you are doing is not only dangerous but dangerous to others.

I am all for harsher penalty's. But it seems that are justice system is all about being harsh with petty crimes and being lax on crimes that can get people killed.