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To suggest that restricting in some way the sale of anything will reduce the abuse of it, seems to me somehow silly.

Now I know I'm only a humble (albeit senior) clerk in the complaints department, but I am not stupid enough to think, that by restricting the sale of chocolate, ice cream or chips people will not overindulge.

Similarly we already have strict laws restricting the sale of drugs yet the country by all accounts is awash with every kind of illegal substance. Should we restrict the sale of food to deal with the obesity problem?

Restricting the sale of alcohol is a reaction to the binge drinking phenomenon. What's needed is a change in emphasis in how we educate our children, what's needed is long term strategy, not knee jerk reaction.

Let's start teaching our kids how to make decisions. Teach them how to make intelligent choices rather than just cramming their heads with often unusable information just so they can pass exams. Let's prepare them to have a life as well as a livelihood.

It gets pretty frustrating sitting down here in the bowels of the office. Sometimes I just need to get things off my chest. The boss probably won't like it but what else should I do, after all, nobody's complaining!