NationStates Jolt Archive


New Issue: A Minor Alcohol Problem

[NS]Bazalonia
06-04-2006, 05:33
Name: A Minor Alcohol Problem

Validity: Alcohol is not banned

Description: A recent survey has found that the age of teenagers first drink of Alcohol has suddenly gone down to about the age of 12. A group of concerned citizens are campaigning to ban pre-mixed alcohlic drinks as they blame these type of drinks for tricking teenagers into drinking alcohol at a young age.

[option]"I don't want my kids drinking this stuff!" says Home Parent of Nine, and President of Parents For Sober Kids @@RANDOMNAME@@. "These products are being peddled to my kids by the companies. The companies make these products specifically to appeal to kids like mine and I am sick of it. Ban all pre-mixed alcoholic drinks, that is the only way to protect my kids, of course I still want a drink on occasion."
[effect]many adults favourite alcoholic drinks are now banned

[option]"Wooh.. Slow down there." states @@RANDOMNAME@@, CEO of Alcohol-Yums, "What is wrong with teenagers wanting to buy our products? We provide a product and they want it. Law of Supply demand, if they don't buy it, we won't supply it but as they buy it we make it. I reckon we should remove the age restriction on buying alcohol, they can make up their own mind and don't need to be cotton-balled like this."
[effect]children as young as 8 are seen at Alcoholics Anonymous

[option]"I think both are wrong... We need to better enforce the current laws we have." States Chief of Police, @@RANDOMNAME@@. "We need more police to be at bars so that if anyone steps out of line and passes on this alcohol to a minor then BAM!" slamming his fist on a nearby table. "We've got them. Serves them right for breaking the law."
[effect]Parents are convicted for suppling alcohol to their own children.


EDIT: I went through the list of issues and came up with an issue that bans Alcohol. So I changed the validity and also added a bit on option 1
Tarayshia
06-04-2006, 08:03
That sounds like a great issue...i'd go with option 3!
Emperor Matthuis
06-04-2006, 12:22
Looks good to me.
Pythogria
07-04-2006, 01:39
Perhaps an option to ban alchohol entirely? Otherwise, awesome!
[NS]Bazalonia
07-04-2006, 10:15
There is already an issue that bans alcohol... (Hence the Validity), So I'm not going to add one because of a thing I have and repeating options.

Thank you for your comments and suggestions everyone.