Rishi Sunak to ban cigarettes for Brits and bring about a new mob ignoring prohibition and spawning a shitload of crime.

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[–]thomastheglassexpert 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Politicians who are acting like a nanny really need to study up of examples of "banning a thing will make it go away" Many examples commencing with the booze ban back in 1920 and what happened to the criminal crowd? They became very very wealthy is what. What about banning drugs? Same gig drugs abound and a great many in prison without one single drop is supply. Cartels become wealthy. New Zealand and now Britain who think their nanny-state laws can simply ban a thing has something to learn that their ban won't do a damn thing except make for bootleggers wealthy.

[–]IkeConn[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This is what happens when you don't study history. You repeat it.

[–]thomastheglassexpert 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thoughtful reply thanks.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Personally, I'd be just fine with banning cigarettes, as long as we ended the restrictions on vaping.

Sometimes when you invent something good, you phase out the less-good thing. Sort of like how benzodiapenes more or less pushed barbituates out of society.

Vaping gives you nicotine without giving you cancer, litter, secondhand smoke, and fire risk. The only reason to prefer cancer is "because fuck you, that's why."