2006-09-29 22:11:20 · 10 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It may be seen as that but it's also a way of hopefully removing temptation from some underage drinkers.
These drinks are specifically aimed at the younger market and that spills over into the underage market a lot of the time.
You should see my local Hogshead on a weekend night, half the people in there should be doing their homework.
EDIT
In reply to Absinthe.
The idea of stopping advertising isn't to stop those that already use something carrying on, it's to try to cut down the number of new users.
EDIT 2
Along with advertising they should stop pub chains promoting these drinks by flogging them off as multi deals at stupidly low prices.
2006-09-29 22:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which area this is done, some states do not have a freedom of speech bill. Why is banning an advert and attack on freedom of speech? It just means you won't see the advert on TV anymore and will still buy the product. Works with cigarettes so it will work the same with Alcopops,
2006-09-29 22:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by Raide UK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main problem is that people are believing that if you take the commercials away then you take away any urge people will have to use the product. But a lot of people don't have TV's. And besides, we all know how many people stopped smoking after they took off those cigarette commercials
The point is the deletion of these commercials is mostly just something they think might help.
But probably won't...
2006-09-29 22:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Absinthe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alcopops should be banned. they are totally aimed at teenagers and are mostly reponsable for the drunk kids you see falling about the streets at midnight.
2006-09-29 22:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by ms sensible 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not if it is promoting drinking to underage drinkers, UK has enough trouble with drink-related problems so it doesnt need any additional promotion regarding it!
2006-10-01 03:17:24 · answer #5 · answered by Highlandtrog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so; It is planned to try to stop the surge of binge drinkers on our streets.
2006-09-29 22:33:13 · answer #6 · answered by Phil P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it make be an imposition on the freedom of slurring your speech?
2006-09-29 22:21:18 · answer #7 · answered by minerva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you mean freedom of slurred speech ?
2006-09-29 22:14:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do yoy think yourself
2006-09-29 22:35:35 · answer #9 · answered by chass_lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you goddam right, i'll say it again, yes you goddam right
2006-09-29 22:15:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋