Submitted on Sunday 1st January 2012
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop punishing the majority for the actions of the minority
With the advent of a knee-jerk reaction by the Prime Minister over his ordering of minimum pricing for alcohol he graphically demonstrates his inability properly to deal with the problems of a minority of individuals making a choice to undertake activity which damages them. The response is ALWAYS to issue new rules and regulations which damage the majority of the population. It has been said that sun-beds should be banned because 1 in 4 of users abuse them and end up giving themselves cancer. The fact that 3 out of 4 users do so properly and do not end up with cancer is ignored. The minority of miscreants ought to have action taken against them, NOT the majority. Deny the 1 out of 4 who give themselves cancer access to free medical treatment; deny binge drinkers access to free medical treatment - stop asking taxpayers to fund the self destructive activities of these people they should NOT be visited upon the majority.
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