Too Fat to eat in public?

[herpmajor]

Wow. Here in the US we kepp losing rights left and right. I also heard in some Cities it is now illegal to wear pants that are more than 2 sizes too big. Its getting a little crazy.

[BulldogBalls]

I also support the smoking bans and have people that live in areas where they do not serve alcohol in "gentlemen's clubs" along with no smoking.

The smoking ban does not only benefit other patrons, it benefits the employees of those establishments and benefits smokers too. I used to smoke, most of my family used to smoke, a lot of my friends used to smoke. They never gave themselves a good enough reason to quit until it became inconvenient for them to smoke.

I just recently moved from SE Wisconsin (was there for several years) and I have quite a few friends in the Chicago area, my brother is from Washington, I have family all over the country. 23 People I know have quit smoking directly from smoking bans.

They couldn't be happier and neither could I.

But I don't support this fat bias at all....

[joepythons]

aren't like 50% of americans technically "obese" ? that sure is cutting out alot of your customers lol

I see MILLIONS of lawsuits being filed .

[joepythons]

Wow. Here in the US we kepp losing rights left and right. I also heard in some Cities it is now illegal to wear pants that are more than 2 sizes too big. Its getting a little crazy.

Thats a attempt to shut down the gang banger trash

[Entropy]

Thats a attempt to shut down the gang banger trash

Is that really a bad thing? Have you SEEN some of those pants? Heck, you could hide a few Uzi's in there an no one would know. Not to mention it's a safety hazard, it's amusing to see the people who wear those pants attempt to run. ... Then again I could just be mean.

[joepythons]

Is that really a bad thing? Have you SEEN some of those pants? Heck, you could hide a few Uzi's in there an no one would know. Not to mention it's a safety hazard, it's amusing to see the people who wear those pants attempt to run. ... Then again I could just be mean.

Dont get me wrong as i was rolling my eyes at them thinking thats going to stop the gang bangers.To be truthfull i think they look retarded .Nope never had the pleasure to watch one try to run in them pants they cant walk in them

[MarkS]

Is that really a bad thing? Have you SEEN some of those pants? Heck, you could hide a few Uzi's in there an no one would know. Not to mention it's a safety hazard, it's amusing to see the people who wear those pants attempt to run. ... Then again I could just be mean.

Yes but where does it stop? When does the government start regulating fashion? What if the next gang banger fashion statement is multicolored floral pattern hot pants? If the government regulates against those too, then the rest of us won't be able to wear them. And thats just not fair.....

[AndrewGeibel]

I don't think its the governments position to control who can eat where and what they can eat. That is just pretty ridiculous. The only reason I could see that being effective is if we went to a universal healthcare system. I don't want to have to pay more in taxes than I have to because other people are eating themselves to death. I don't even understand the concept of becoming morbidly obese. I have a lot of trouble keeping weight on even though I eat 5 to 6000 calories a day during the swimming season.

[elevatethis]

I don't even understand the concept of becoming morbidly obese. I have a lot of trouble keeping weight on even though I eat 5 to 6000 calories a day during the swimming season.

Isn't that self-explanatory? You're active...you probably have muscle mass that requires a significant portion of those calories just to maintain itself. And, you can probably eat all the fast-food you want without a second thought about it.

Being overweight is one thing, linked to genetics, age, lifestyle, etc, but to me, there's no excuse for being morbidly obese. Morbid obesity is usually the result of either depression or a related eating disorder that causes a person to eat and gain so much weight that they can't live a normal life. I think that these people need help - but turning them away at the fast-food counter isn't the way to go about it, they will find a way to get their food.

Passing a bill like this one would just stigmatize these people even more and push them further in seclusion where they would be even less likely to get the help that they need.

Food is literally like a drug addiction for some of these people...taking the dealers off the street doesn't curb the demand...

[West Coast Jungle]

Next they will want to stop selling low calorie food to skinny people because they may be anorexic.