Should this be a law? - Page 5

February 10, 2008, 11:49 AM

Heck no. People should be allowed to eat as much as they want. It's unfair discrimination which is based purely on prejudice and nanny state crap.
Also, where would the line be drawn? Could restauranteurs turn away people who are fat and actually healthy, etc, whilst people who are skinny and actually really unhealthy due to their diet are allowed to come in?
That, and their profits would drop by 40% at least. Bad news for the economy, just like any size-discriminatory laws, thankfully.

February 10, 2008, 4:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Iron_Legion

Could restauranteurs turn away people who are fat and actually healthy, etc, whilst people who are skinny and actually really unhealthy due to their diet are allowed to come in?

Well, point there is that if somebody was unhealthily skinny then eating would be a *good* thing, so yeah, I assume that they would be allowed in. But you're right though about the 'where do we draw the line' part, hence why it is a silly and unfair rule which should never become a law.

February 10, 2008, 6:40 PM

I meant people who appear really skinny, but have clogged up arteries, etc. They assume that all obese people are greedy and gluttonous, also. Definitely unfair, I would personally kick whoever put it forward in the nuts if it ever became law.

February 16, 2008, 11:43 AM

Laws are supposed to help society and provide rules for which people think the act of doing it is wrong. A few areas are debatable (no one would speed if everyone thought it was completely wrong...), but on this, its just silly. Obesity is a problem, yes, but this is discrimination. I know I live in England, so its not exactly the same, but over here, this would be a breach of human rights.

There would be more chance of a ban on fast food restaurants than this law getting passed. How many people would support a ban on fast food restaurants? Very few...

Some might think it sounds like a great idea, but you have to look at what counts as fast food restaurant, and you'll find a lot of the places you like (which aren't always unhealthy) would be closed down.

Anyway, that was getting slightly off-topic. This will never be law, and it shouldn't be considered one in the first place.

February 16, 2008, 3:41 PM

It shouldn't be a law in my opinion, people have freedom of choice, if they want to eat, then let them. It's really none of your concern about their health, it should be left up to everyones own personal choice and decisions.

February 16, 2008, 6:10 PM

I only skimmed, but it looked like even the maker of the bill didn't think it should be a law. I love cracking on obese people as much as the next guy but I also love to eat. If I wasn't so young I'd probably weigh 50 more pounds than I do now. It's funny to talk about, but of course something like that shouldn't be a law.

For our next bill, we'll keep rednecks out of gun stores and keep Bob Marley fans from buying any kind of glue.