This is the correct reply to the constant "but whatabout" replies, that inevitably come up whenever you suggest regulation. "You've regulated bad thing X, but then they'll do Y!" So regulate Y! It's not like legislators only get one crack at a law. We should elect a government willing to move fast and iterate when loopholes are uncovered.
replyI mean if you're arguing an edge case you've already accepted the central point, so it's not like a response needs to be made. We handle edge cases.
reply> When was the last time you saw an ad for cigarettes?
replyToday at the gas station on the outside of the pump and the store door.
I was at a gas station today that sells tobacco. No ads. Its because even displaying tobacco products, let alone advertising them, is not allowed in that jurisdiction.
replyI'll bet you didn't see any cartoon camels or doctors recomending a brand though, because even where tobacco ads are legal, many tobacco ads are no longer legal.
Whether you see ads, and what kind of ads you see is highly regulated. That's the whole point,
> I was at a gas station today that sells tobacco. No ads. Its because even displaying tobacco products, let alone advertising them, is not allowed.
replyWe clearly don't live in the same states.
Sorry for the ninja edit about jurisdictions.
replyI live in a different country since we don't have states here.