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To: Altariel

This is idiotic. Alcohol control laws do little or nothing to keep people from getting drunk, and do absolutely NOTHING to keep alcholics from getting drunk. A drunk will always manage to get booze, one way or another.

In the same way, sugar control laws would only make it less convenient for people who don’t have a problem with eating too many sweets. Those the laws would “help” will still get their fix, by stocking up on sweets, getting them on the “black market” (sound so silly when referring to pastries) or baking them themselves.

This seems very similar to the way muslims cover up women to “eliminate” sexual temptation (though rapes are very common anyway).

We can’t remove every temptation from the world. Instead we should work on strategies to encourage and help people to resist them.


7 posted on 08/31/2012 10:16:13 AM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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To: Above My Pay Grade

Well said, thank you.


9 posted on 08/31/2012 10:19:38 AM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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