[Anubis_]

http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/7401996/19362011

Really stupid if you think about it.. I mean the excuse of the parents is that they use toys to sell their unhealthy food to children..

let me state that again a little more clearly..

They (McDonalds) are using toys.. (cheap plastic gimmicks.) to sell unhealthy food.. (Your choice of a burger and fries, chicken nuggets, or apple slices, low fat milk, and salad.) to children (who obviously have control of their parents money..)

I have a 5 year old and a 4 year old..

They know what McDonalds looks like. They know what a Happy Meal is...

they don't control where we go to eat.. I could feed my children Manure.. So is it the Manure merchants fault cause he made the bag of crap look cool with mickey mouse on it? Not that he would.. terrible marketing strategy... but you understand what I'm saying...

Basically to start this law.. it took a bunch of parents, outraged at the company to get together and admit.. "We have no authority over our children." We don't want the government to tell us what to eat. But we want to tell restaurants what to sell..

PS: No Manure Merchants were harmed in the creation of this post... Hopefully..

[Tyreek]

I read the article and saw the vid last night too. Good lord what form of stupidity is this? Don't they think the factor of children getting obese is based upon the parent's decisions on what to feed them?! And McDonalds have been making some healthy subsitutes in place of the happy meal. Having small salad and apples, even milk. I hope this gets revoked at some point. If these people are so concerned with their children's weight... I dunno, maybe try giving your children better alternatives to eat? Not force a multi-million dollar company to change their ways of providing a small way of giving out food since the beginning of the 70s. Bribing children with toys for unhealthy food?! Give me a fucking break.

[Blitzkommando]

That's the era we are in as it stands. It's the era of, "It can't possibly be my fault from my decisions that has caused the situation that I am in. It obviously must be [Insert Subject Name Here]'s fault!" When it's so easy to get a lawyer (or dozen) to fight for oneself to remove accountability it is just a case of the lazy taking the easy way out yet again.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

That's only in one county in Southern California, and yes, it's ridiculous.

[Skuda]

It seems people and accountability do not mix.

People and fingerpointing on the other hand...

[Rubius-sama]

Good thing cigarettes or alcohol don't come with a toy.

[W0LB0T]

those weak bastards. they should have banned the whole damm menu.

Originally Posted by Rubius-sama

Good thing cigarettes or alcohol don't come with a toy.

That reminds me of this

You Tube

[TheChronic]

Good idea, I don't want my kids eating that tiny meal, they need the full-sized one.

[Pwincess]

About time.
Parents need to take responsibilty for what they feed their children.
I guess they failed, and the state had to take the wheel.
=/ What is this world coming to.
"Whats a potato?"
"You know.. French fries"
"oh, ok"

[pikachief]

Not in my state they don't! D: