If we were the CEO of, say, Coca-Cola Co. or PepsiCo, we would be seriously annoyed with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Why? Because it looks like he has opened the anti-soda floodgates.

And here’s the latest: Los Angeles City Council member Mitchell Englander has proposed a ban on the sale of soda from city park and library vending machines because it’s unhealthy and, apparently, it makes teens violent.

Councilman Englander, who addressed a special committee on Tuesday, says he decided something needed to be done after he learned his daughter could buy only soda from the vending machines at a local park.

“Here in the city of Los Angeles, one in four children is obese,” Englander told the City Council. “In many of our communities, it’s one in three. This stands in stark contrast to a generation ago, when less than one in ten of our children were obese.”

Because childhood obesity is, like, kind of a big deal, he thinks it’s important that they make soda unavailable for kids and teenagers in public areas. He suggests that they replace the soda with water and fruit juices.

“Sodas are laden with sugar and caffeine and have proven to be the least healthy beverage for young children and teenagers … and teens drinking lots of soda could be missing important nutrients in their diet,” Englander writes in the official motion.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-war-on-cola-l-a-councilman-proposes-ban-on-soda-in-parks-libraries-because-its-unhealthy-makes-teens-violent/

How about we just let people do what they want to do, and make them responsible for the effects of it?

Well, if the city owns the vending machines (or leases their service), I don't see why they can't sell whatever the hell they want out of them.

*shrug*

Now thats some pretty rebellious sounding thinking right there citizen. Pick up that can.

the war on drugs continues.

Yep. Hate to say I todaso but I todaso.





And...



Since y'all weren't there for me...
... and since I quit cigarettes, avoid the hell out of salt AND sugar... You fellas have fun now.



 

This.

Soda, energy drinks, snack cakes, fried foods, etc... will only be available at certain locations and carry a sin tax.

It's just the way we are headed.





Speed



 

This soda shit is getting out of hand lately.  What the fuck over?
 

QFT

CONTROL,,control the masses, you stupid peopld can not take care of your selves and WE must do it for you..Progressives Dream about control, hell Heinlein and Bradbury warned us 50 years ago.....

Sodas are bad, but it's ok for teen boys to suck dick

Hell it's even illegal to get help for your children if the wake up with the gay

Kali is just screwed up beyond repair

remember Demolition Man? it's getting more and more true everyday. i don't wanna eat at Taco Bell.

And after that, it's time to go after Botox, Liposuction, perfume and hair coloring. It's time to hit the rich political scum right where it'll hurt, their looks.

In-Before-We-Need-More-Taxes-Because-We-Banned-Soda-Machines-in-Parks-and-Libraries-and-Lose-Out-on-the-Revenues.


 

Title is misleading. They are proposing the ban of the sale only. You can bring your own can't you?
 

Bath salts are cool though, huh?

DO NOT BAN!

Just tax them at $200 per.  

Why not?

Sounds funny out of context

You'd be crazy not to see this and more coming after the evil soda's are banned.

Not for long...