Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Who do the prohibitions protect?

This morning, an article about the new regulation issued by Tobacca and Alcohol Market Regulation Institution (TAPDK) in Turkey. The ragulation basically introduces very rigid limitations about the use and the promotion of alcoholic beverages.

Taking the extent of the limitations into consideration, I find it too naive to believe that the reasoning behind these limitations is about protecting people's health or protecting the young people. Getting people under control instead of making them conscious about the threaths is one of the favorite methods of coercive mentality.


I can not see any justifiable reason for these development, but I may not be objective since my personal freedom will be constrained by them. Do you think that these regulations possibly be justifiable and appropriate? Do you think  that it is really necessary to protect some people and can these regulations serve this purpose?

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