Posted on 04/10/2008 1:41:10 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
A Brooklyn, N.Y., company is marketing a breath mint that may be so curiously strong it is raising eyebrows of concerned consumers.
It’s called "AntiPoleez," and is advertised as a way to eliminate bad breath caused by alcohol, tobacco and food, My FOX New York reports.
Critics say the name and marketing angle could promote alcohol abuse, leading people to believe they can pass a police breath test, or encourage underage kids to drink alcohol and attempt to cover it up. The company’s president denies that is the intention of his product.
The Swiss president of the company, RNY Group, says he needed a solution to a personal problem. He likes to drink but his girlfriend is vehemently against it. He decided to come up with something that would cover the alcohol on his breath when he was around her.
The mints contain a mixture of sweeteners and ammonium chloride.
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Retired NYPD detective Bill Stanton says the mints are taking "fuzz buster" to the next level: "Cops are professionals, and they will be able to read between the lines, candy or no candy."
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Just to be clear, if I’m being chased by the cop on the product card, I’m hoping to be detained.
“Original Flavor” means “Tastes like butt”
At first I thought it was an Anti-Pelossi mint.
“At first I thought it was an Anti-Pelossi mint.”
If only.
Where was this when I was under 21!?
I’m sure the Nanny Staters will put a stop to it.
If you please to breath out into the pachyderms mouth, ma'am.
You know what I want stopped? That Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie shows a kid flying by drinking soda. I think that might encourage kids to think they can drink pop and jump off roofs. It’s gotta be stopped, I tellz ya!
On the contrary, this is just another product in line with the essense of liberalism - the avoidance of consequence for behavioral decisions.
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Or is it more in line with libertarianism, where it’s none of the state’s business what I’ve been doing?
It appears that this product is aimed at kids in order to avoid being caught abusing substances that their parents don’t want them using.
That also is liberalism.
And anyone that dumb deserves what they get.
BTW People who deal with drinkers are wise to the "cover up" trick.
I guess if you’re a scientist and you can’t get a government grant to work on a cure for cancer, you find some other way to serve mankind.
The only problem is you need to take it right before the test and chew it up right. Pretty hard to do with a cop in your face.
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