The smacking ban wasn't supposed to stop child abuse. It was supposed to stop courts from exonerating child abusers who whacked their kids with electrical flex or 4x2s.
But as for the drink-drive ban, even Helen didn't go that far. I'd rather have the light bulb ban and be able to drink (Helen) than have old-stye light-bulbs and not be able to drink (Key)
Just goes to show that Aunty Key's government is more nanny-statist, and more left-wing, than Aunty Helen's was.
Anon 2 - You are saying you are ok with drinking and driving? Have you not heard cops repeatedly say: "If you drink, don't drive". There is no stopping youth from drinking and driving. It's to do with their bullet proof mentality. Adults know better, yes? Zero tolerance should be the goal. The sooner the message gets across. the better. Numbers can be confusing. Zero is easy to remember.
No one is putting limits on how much you can drink. What they are doing it putting limits on how much you can drink *if you are going to drive*. That's a massive difference. Drink all you like. Just don't cause harm to other people because of the lack of control such drinking causes.
....or dog chipping on dog assults.
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The smacking ban wasn't supposed to stop child abuse. It was supposed to stop courts from exonerating child abusers who whacked their kids with electrical flex or 4x2s.
ReplyDeleteBut as for the drink-drive ban, even Helen didn't go that far. I'd rather have the light bulb ban and be able to drink (Helen) than have old-stye light-bulbs and not be able to drink (Key)
Just goes to show that Aunty Key's government is more nanny-statist, and more left-wing, than Aunty Helen's was.
Anon 2 - You are saying you are ok with drinking and driving?
ReplyDeleteHave you not heard cops repeatedly say: "If you drink, don't drive".
There is no stopping youth from drinking and driving.
It's to do with their bullet proof mentality.
Adults know better, yes?
Zero tolerance should be the goal.
The sooner the message gets across. the better.
Numbers can be confusing.
Zero is easy to remember.
I'm not OK with a Nanny State. And Aunty Key is more of a Nanny than Aunty Hellen every was.
ReplyDeleteAt least Aunty Hellen wore pants; Aunty Key seems to spend most of his time in a Sarong or a lava-lava.
No one is putting limits on how much you can drink. What they are doing it putting limits on how much you can drink *if you are going to drive*. That's a massive difference. Drink all you like. Just don't cause harm to other people because of the lack of control such drinking causes.
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