You are correct for about 85% of the population. They would behave responsibly with the age lowered. You are 100% right for these people.

AND, there is 15%, or so, the numbers I've seen range from 9 to 22%, of the population which is genetically predisposed to chemical dependency. Those people have, if you will, an "allergy" to alcohol which results in the brains making chemicals similar to narcotics.

For those people alcohol is highly addictive, and very dangerous, and the wisest course is to keep it out of their hands or as hard to get for as long as one can.

I understand the airlines food and school lunch people have eliminated peanuts from their offerings because about 1/2 of 1% of the population is allergic to them.

And about 85% of the population doesn't regard alcohol as any more important than peanuts. The ones that do might bear watching.

And, you are largely correct. But, like peanut allergies, the other 15% ain't like the majority, at all.

Arf