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Editorial, Aug 30—Nico-Nazi Nannies Nag New Plymouth Submitted by Lindsay Perigo on Wed, 2007-08-29 22:00.
Text only today—Mr. Darby was unable to record this morning. All of these editorials, incidentally, should be heard rather than read—they're written to be spoken, and have much more impact with the music—Linz You can breath easy, folks. Literally. At least, if you live in Taranaki. All parks and reserves in Taranaki have now been declared smokefree. New Plymouth, Stratford and South Taranaki District Councils have adopted a smokefree environment policy, making Taranaki the first local government region in the country to do so. Taranaki has been saved from the most vile blight there is, the biggest threat to the planet right now, the lowest life form in the history of the universe, the tobacco smoker. Or has it? Taranaki’s councils admit they have no way of enforcing the policy because there are no laws preventing people from lighting up in these places. Wouldn’t you just know it? Oh, but never fear—Stratford to the rescue! Chief executive Michael Freeman says actual bans in streets and outside bars and cafes will be considered next year. Except—dammit—no council can legally do that. New Plymouth Mayor Peter Tennent concedes, “I agree that we cannot go out and shoot someone or put lip clamps on smokers." Damn! Why can’t councils lip-clamp or shoot smokers? This is outrageous! Nice Mr. Tennent is doing what he can, however. As he says, "What we are doing as a community is putting a line in the sand and saying what we believe is appropriate. What we are doing in this community is saying it is inappropriate to smoke around our young people." Well, you know what, all you do-gooders, busybodies, bossyboots and sticky-beaks who just “know” what is “appropriate” for everyone else—go screw yourselves! It’s not smokers who are the lowest form of life. It’s you. I’ve said all along that anal ayatollahs such as you won’t be satisfied till you’ve banned smoking outright, even in private homes. Well, bring it on, you fascist filth. I promise you, you’ll have more to worry about than lip-clamps.
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>> because the impact of written warnings on cigarette packets is diminishing
> And when the impact of graphic pictures diminishes?New anti-smoking campaign - Cigarettes will now come with a piece of diseased lung inside the packet. The Minister for Health says that he believes the new campaign will save anywhere between 0 - 5 lives per year.
The impact may be quite the opposite. As a commentator for the article says - if properly marketed, kids will start buying cartons so they can collect the complete set of those cool graphic pictures.
because the impact of
because the impact of written warnings on cigarette packets is diminishing
And when the impact of graphic pictures diminishes?
New anti-smoking campaign - Cigarettes will now come with a piece of diseased lung inside the packet. The Minister for Health says that he believes the new campaign will save anywhere between 0 - 5 lives per year.
Graphic Pictures.
What a coincidence, because yesterday the UK Government announced it is going to require graphic disgusting pictures of the consequences of smoking on packets as new health warnings. I think the UK Government has never heard of covers for cigarette packets? Also, they don't realise that people are not entirely thick, we all know of long-time smokers that do not have rotting teeth or cancer. Unfortunately, I am sure they will be in NZ shortly too
I wont post the grisly pictures, but you can see some of them at the Times article link below.
August 30, 2007
Cigarette packets to bear graphic pictures of lung damage as deterrent
"Smokers are going to be confronted with stark images of the health effects of their habit because the impact of written warnings on cigarette packets is diminishing, the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, said.
Ministers unveiled a series of 15 new images yesterday that will appear on packets from late next year, after market research, public consultation and a vote on the most effective deterrents for smokers."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2351220.ec...
Remember Dennis Potter's...
Cold Lazarus? Set in the future where it was a capital offence to smoke a cigarette. What a sanctimonious, puritanical time we live in... hell, even the real Puritans had a better understanding of freedom than the current populace!
Elijah.. that's pretty funny. The power of second-handing in advertising eh.
The
funniest Anti Smoking campaign I ever heard of was about a decade ago in America.
Philip Morris Tobacco...out of a sense of public duty
(ahem)..offered to fund an anti smoking campaign targeted at school children.
The campaign went something like this
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They employed the wettest, nerdiest chap they could find... (probably called 'Cecil')... and got him to speak to groups of High School students, where he proceeded to lecture and lisp at the teenagers in a school auditorium about the dangers of smoking.
When the children were well and truly bored to tears, out on stage would burst the actor who was the 'Marlboro Man'.
He would then say something along the lines of ..."Yes, kids, listen to what Cecil has just told you.
I am the Malboro Man, the public face of Malboro cigarettes (available at your local convenience store for $7-95 per pack) and you should not buy cigarettes but instead try to be more like Cecil and a lifelong non smoker..." (etc)
Needless to say thousands of teenagers would rather cut their hands off and eat them rather than "try to be more like Cecil"
and the sales of cigarettes to young people soared!
Well Said
It’s not smokers who are the lowest form of life. It’s you.
Well, bring it on, you fascist filth. I promise you, you’ll have more to worry about than lip-clamps.