Should 16/17-year-olds be allowed to buy soft alcoholic drinks?

[Redway]

And by that I mean the sort of drinks they're allowed to drink in pubs so far as a legal adult's with them (most especially ciders) or should the purchase of any kind of alcoholic drink be reserved for over 17s?

[Dogeatdog]

It should stay as it is. I think a lot of people under 18 would act a bit too erratic if they were freely allowed to purchase alcohol in my opinion. I think the age restriction for energy drinks is something I don’t really agree with though.

[Kate!]

Alcopops?

[Kate!]

Voted yes to alcopops. Its a quick buzz that soon wears off.

[Barry.]

I said no. Alcohol is alcohol

[Redway]

I said no. Alcohol is alcohol

And there’s not much in the way of a lower age cap of its consumption in general so it’s not as if you actually have to be 18 to drink it.

[Redway]

I’d say yes for alcopops and ciders.

[Kate!]

I’d say yes for alcopops and ciders.

I agree on the alcopops. But cider can be lethal. So its a no to that. X

[joeysteele]

I voted for option 1.

[Marsh.]

Voted yes to alcopops. Its a quick buzz that soon wears off.

Well, all alcohol is a buzz that soon wears off.

[Kate!]

Well, all alcohol is a buzz that soon wears off.

Yes I just meant Wkd is only weak. I can drink it like pop and be barely affected. X

[Jessica.]

I don't think they should be able to buy them but should be given the chance to try alcohol at home, it's not a big deal until they're sneaking around and binge drinking in a car park which won't be as tempting if they can just have a cider with dinner in the house without a big deal being made out of it.

[Redway]

I don't think they should be able to buy them but should be given the chance to try alcohol at home, it's not a big deal until they're sneaking around and binge drinking in a car park which won't be as tempting if they can just have a cider with dinner in the house without a big deal being made out of it.

They're allowed to do that anyway.

[Jessica.]

They're allowed to do that anyway.Yes but so many parents are against it and it creates an unhealthy attitude

[MTVN]

Bit of a baffling idea tbh to treat some drinks differently. Wkd is the same strength as a lot of lagers and ales and most ciders are stronger

[Ammi]

...‘ they're allowed to drink in pubs so far as a legal adult's with them‘...this is the thing and crux really...specifically allowed with a meal when an adult has made the decision...as oppose to...yeah, go buy and consume what you want, the law says so...