the FDA is considering a ban on menthol cigarette sales

https://lemmy.world/post/6258145

the FDA is considering a ban on menthol cigarette sales - Lemmy.world

If you only ban the menthols, it’s racist. If you ban all cigarettes, it’s health-forward and progressive. Ban all cigs.
Or, how about we let people put whatever they want into their own body?
Because of the children, won’t someone think of the children?!
They already aren’t allowed to smoke!
But parents are allowed to expose them to the smoke.

Do we need to ban everything that a shitty parent might not be able to keep away from their kids?

Why not expand the definition of child abuse to include these things instead of punishing people who are never around kids?

Why not expand the definition of child abuse to include these things instead of punishing people who are never around kids?

That sounds like a great idea, but it’s going to be impossible to enforce.