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By the German law you're allowed to buy alcohol up to 22% at an age of 16, harder stuff, when you're 18 and older.
Actually there is a discussion to make 18 for all. We have problems with young alcoholics. Sometimes the police or the ambulances are picking up 11, 12 or 13 year old childs, totally comatous drunken.
It's a social problem, too. Often these young alcoholics have a bad family-background. But not at all. Nowadays "flat-rate-parties" in disco's are forbidden. Pay once and drink, as much you like, this wasn't a good idea for people, who cannot control their consumption.
Anyways, if the kids want to have alcohol, finally they get them somewhere/somehow. Some dealers aren't looking for their ID-cards (but if they will be caught by the police, they have to pay a high penalty) or just an older guy is buying the stuff for them.
Actually there is a discussion to make 18 for all. We have problems with young alcoholics. Sometimes the police or the ambulances are picking up 11, 12 or 13 year old childs, totally comatous drunken.
It's a social problem, too. Often these young alcoholics have a bad family-background. But not at all. Nowadays "flat-rate-parties" in disco's are forbidden. Pay once and drink, as much you like, this wasn't a good idea for people, who cannot control their consumption.
Anyways, if the kids want to have alcohol, finally they get them somewhere/somehow. Some dealers aren't looking for their ID-cards (but if they will be caught by the police, they have to pay a high penalty) or just an older guy is buying the stuff for them.