Immorality in the 21st CenturyFollow

Hmmm... Since when did "selling something I don't like" become "immorality"? Do you know where that picture was taken? Do you know what the laws for cigarette sales are in that area? If you don't, then you can't possibly make any judgements about the morality of the scene.

well, my country was founded on 'baccer.

I'm proud of the sign.

It's pansies like you that have driven the decent smoking community out of bars and restaurants and the like in cities accross America, Elvaan. That, my friend, is immorality to me.

Twiztid

Hey, who do you think the kids that buy ice cream get the money from? I'm sure that parents with kids who buy ice cream smoke too. This PC bullsh[u][/u]it needs to stop.

Twiztid

Edited, Thu Jun 10 20:26:18 2004 by TwiztidSamurai

well, ok, I simply asked if anyone actually supports that, and apparently I'm the only one that doesn't... so my appologies to those that like to get cigarettes off the Ice Cream truck instead of walking to the corner store or picking them up at your local supermarket.

I don't like being called a troll.

Edited, Fri Jun 11 03:01:23 2004 by CrimsonMagician

Advice taken to heart Medius, at any rate... I just reread the opening statement and wow... I could have sooo worded that better. I just feel cigarettes should not be targetted to children... thats why the chalk cigarettes that I grew up with in the 80's were taken off the shelves and ice cream trucks. I, amung MANY other kids in my school at the time, used to buy those and puff out the chalk smoke just to look cool. They didn't taste good at all... but it was cool to puff the smoke (chalk). Yet its still ok to put the real thing on an ice cream truck.

I don't care if they put cigarettes in a vending machine at Carl's Jr or McDonalds (as long as they don't put it next to the playcenter). I don't care if you smoke at Disneyland, or in the movies (if you could)... but would you smoke at a preschool? I'm just saying it doesn't need to be flashed infront of our children's eyes... and I particuallarly find it interesting that is the two biggest signs on that truck.

In reality, who cares what it means.

Anyway. I used to buy cigerettes from the ice cream man outside of my junior high school. I have ever since been smoking. There is no doubt in my mind cigerettes are addictive, there is also no doubt in my mind that having cigerettes priced next to a mr good bar is immoral. It scares me that you can relate smoking in bars to messaging to kids, smoking is ok. This is exactly what it is doing considering the ice cream man, a symbol for most grown ups as wholesome, is now being degregated by such a blatent attempt to "hook em while theyre young". <-- which is also what was written in a memo to a ceo at phillip morris as to how to get more people to smoke.


Maybe a little research behind "why" in all aspect of life would do some of you good before speaking.

Good to know.

It's a bar, not a ******* health spa.

You are a non smoker? You want to work in a bar? Then guess what? People are gonna be SMOKING around you! Oh my!

me·di·us (md-s)
adj.

Of, relating to, or being an anatomical structure that is between two other similar structures or that is midway in position; middle.



I give you the medius finger. I think I know what I meant for my name to be. Asshat.

I am with you Krem...not only is it immoral, but it is unethical as well. First of all what good comes from cigarette smoking anyway? Nothing...most people say they smoke because it relieves stress...not true...it actually causes stress...but anyway if the person selling ice cream knows that his customers are going to be minors, then he should stick to products that minors can buy...Quality of service...

Good point Smash. Kinda like what I was trying to tell the OP. He's the one calling the action "immoral", not me.