Except your fat kids who will become obese are going to (a) probably really resent you when they are realize how miserable it is to be obese and how difficult it is to lose weight once you've grown up with it, and (b) are going to end up costing all of us in terms of reduced economic productivity and poor health resulting from the morbidity that is associated with being over-weight.
Case 1 for said draconian law
Today's parents are stupid or irresponsible or lazy or all three and it's time the government step in get a control of these kids' bad habits (and show 'em a little discipline too! yeah!).
Case 2 for said draconian law
Poor health is not merely a personal matter. It affects others as well in direct and indirect ways, and when poor health reaches epidemic proportions, the mass effect can be crippling to society. Visit the Center for Disease Control website if you're not convinced.
Case 1 against said draconian law
Why bother? Kids are still going to get their empty sugar and fat fix at the 7-Eleven down the street from campus anyway.
Case 2 against said draconian law
If the goal is to get kids to quit so much crap, then we need encourage incentives to be healthy. We could
- messages about how totally un-hip it is to be unhealthy (might as well include smoking and drug abuse too)
- lots and lots of education about how miserable you're gonna be when your 30 years old and can't walk up two flights of stairs
- provide healthy alternatives to Cokes and Snickers
- encourage parents and community to set better examples
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