Letters: Ridiculous laws

Published: Thursday, Jan. 31 2013 12:00 a.m. MST

Spencer Balling buys soft drinks outside Davis High School in Kaysville, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

Ravell Call, Ravell Call, Deseret News

Summary

In yet another example of ridiculous laws that don't solve anything, Davis High school was fined $15,000 last year for selling carbonated drinks and candy during lunch hour — unlawful for schools involved in the federal school lunch program ("Soda machine ban means good business for 3 Davis High students" Jan. 21). So the school removed their soft drink machines.

No matter — a few enterprising students now sit just outside school grounds during lunch and sell pop themselves. Now the lunch crowd just steps outside for a moment, buys pop from these entrepreneurs, then goes back in the school cafeteria to drink it. Problem solved.

This is exactly why new restrictive gun laws won't work either.

Spencer Smith

Taylorsville

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Shaun

Sandy, UT

Well if the state had a department of soda control like they have the department of alcohol beverage control then the students would of been fined and shut down by compliance officers.

5:04 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013
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RanchHand

Huntsville, UT

Soda is addictive and is a leading cause of diabetes in children. You will gladly worship Zion Curtain laws, which prohibit children from even seeing an alcoholic beverage being poured to protect their sensibilities yet promote that which will be More..

8:20 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013
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airnaut

Everett, 00

I'm lost -
Was this letter about stupid laws regarding soda pop in high schools,
or a backwards chide at restricting high capacity killing weapons?

1. No one is 'banning' all guns - no matter what AM hate radio More..

9:40 a.m. Jan. 31, 2013
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