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Originally posted by WickettheRabbit
reply to post by mnemeth1
How is the ban racist?
That is an outrageously stupid comment.
Originally posted by NobamaThis has nothing to do with taking away your rights to consume what ever the hell you want, but just to ban something that could kill someone.
Originally posted by Nobama
Not sure if it's been posted already (if so sorry), but OP they are banning caffeine from Alcoholic Beverages for the sole fact that when the two mix Caffeine can make the consumer believe he is not as drunk as he really is, which could lead to Alcohol poisoning...This has nothing to do with taking away your rights to consume what ever the hell you want, but just to ban something that could kill someone.
Originally posted by WickettheRabbit
reply to post by mnemeth1
I understand the drinks. I drink the drinks. I know what your saying, but you're going about it all wrong. Because a segment of the population chooses to drink these more than others and then those drinks get removed from the market, you're calling that racist? That's reversed.
Why don't you just tell me in plain language what you mean? This is what I'm hearing from you. Tell me I'm wrong.
"Only African-Americans drink these. If you ban them, you're specifically targeting a product only African-Americans drink and therefore it's racist"
Does that make me African-American because I drink Joose?
What are you saying?
Originally posted by Nobama
You guys missed the point, these are two things that should never be mixed because it negates the effects of each other, You do realize there has been increase death among college students directly related to this? This is no conspiracy....
Originally posted by mnemeth1
The government is targeting minorities with this ban on cheap caffeinated energy drinks.
That is the bottom line.
When we look at who these drinks are marketed towards and who drinks them the most, it becomes BLATANTLY clear this ban predominately targets minorities.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
The totalitarian criminals you call the federal government have decided that a naturally occuring chemical called caffeine, often found in such products as coffee, is to be banned.
Apparently some enterprising entrepreneurs had taken it upon themselves to add this dangerous chemical to alcoholic drinks. Of course, in the FDA’s opinion, consuming a known toxin such as alcohol is perfectly fine, as long as you do so without adding caffeine to it.
Four Loko's potential danger comes from mixing caffeine and alcohol. When alcohol and caffeine are combined people report feeling reduced sensations typically associated with alcohol believed to result from caffeine counteracting the depressive effects thus keeping the individual more alert.[10] However, when the caffeine wears off the person feels the full effects of the alcohol. This can lead to excess consumption of alcohol because the delayed feeling of drunkenness leads an individual to seek additional alcohol to obtain the same sensations as those found in previous encounters.[11]
In October 2010, following the hospitalization of seventeen students and six visitors, Ramapo College of New Jersey banned the possession and consumption of Four Loko on its campus.[13] As a result, Worcester State University stopped the sale of all energy drinks and it as well as Boston College have informed their students of the risks involved in consuming Four beverages.
In November, other colleges joined in the effort to inform their students about Four energy drinks. Salve Regina University, Northeastern University, University of Maryland,Fitchburg State University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Southern Connecticut State University, Sacred Heart University, University of Central Oklahoma, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Ramapo College, Duquesne University, Bryant University, Boston University, Bentley University, Salem State University, Villanova University, Brandeis University and SUNY Cortland have all sent out notices informing their students to avoid the drink.[14][15] University of Rhode Island, Mount St. Mary's University, Temple University, Niagara University, and Wentworth Institute of Technology have placed outright bans on the consumption of the drink on their campuses.[8] Other efforts to control the statewide use of Four have been under way.