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Just because it's the consumer's fault doesn't mean a hot chip that can send you to the hospital should be on store shelves lol
I don't think the mom has any right to sue, though
Should alcohol be illegal for everyone because it harms children? That's the case you are basically making.
That's the example you want to give in support of your argument that this chip should be within reach of kids? A highly-regulated product that can only be purchased by adults?
And where did I say it should be illegal? I said it doesn't need to be on shelves and even implied they did nothing wrong legally (the mom shouldn't be able to sue)
What exactly are you defending here?
Literally any food can send you to the hospital. Taking it off of shelves because one person had a reaction is an overreaction.
I don't get why you think this is such a pearl clutching opinion when you yourself compared it to alcohol. I guess I just don't understand what stance you're taking. Do YOU think minors should be able to buy booze?
No, I think adults should be able to buy booze and children shouldn't. We should not have to modify the options available to adults to suit children. Your logic is that no R rated movies should exist because they are not suitable for one section of society (children). When I point the absurdity of that logic out, you accuse me of wanting children to be able to drink alcohol (????). My logic is that it's stupid to ban something for everyone because one person had a reaction.
I think you misinterpreted my point, that is...not the I used at all. I never once claimed that any of those things - chip included - should be outright banned.
YOU drew the comparison to alcohol, I was applying YOUR logic for chip accessibility (lol sounds like we're talking tech) to it.
Now you've added R rated movies so...where they check for ID and don't let unaccompanied kids in. You've been arguing my point the whole time....that maybe there are things kids shouldn't be able to buy for themselves...
You said it shouldn't be on shelves, what do you think that means?????
It KNOW it means I think they shouldn't be on a shelf where a kid can grab it and ring up at self checkout. I'm talking grocery stores, convenience stores, etc. I have no problem with it being sold at adult-focused stores like liquor stores, head shops, etc. Or ya know, it's 2023....lots of products like this sold exclusively on the Internet.
Less-damaging products have been outright banned before and I'm not advocating for the same for this, just that it shouldn't be so easy for children to get their hands on.
Yes.
Ok Mormon..
I'm not religious, I just see the black and white statistics that alcohol does far more harm than good, for anyone.
Yes, but we tried banning it. It didn't work. What we need to do is legalize other drugs rather than throw more people in prison.
I've probably repeated that before myself, but thinking about it now? There's no way speakeasies would last more than a month in this modern age before being busted, the police also wouldn't be dealing with a more well armed gang than themselves when trying to shut down illegal distribution like they were when going up against the mob during prohibition. I think it would work a lot better now. Would it erase ALL alcohol from the country? Of course not, but it would make a considerable difference. Same with guns, banning them might not make them all disappear over night, but it's going to make a big difference in the long run. All just thought experiments anyways since republicans would never give anything like that a chance.
I just don't see the point of putting even more people in our prisons. We have the highest incarceration rate on the planet and the Constitution makes slavery legal for the incarcerated.