Congress Explores Bills to Restrict Fast Food Law Suits

**CynicalSphere** · 11 Mar 2004, 03:23 PM

Man, this shit is unbelievable.

Does McDonald's have deceptive advertising? Not that I've ever seen, other than its disgusting aims towards children (and let's face it, that's hardly a crime or really even wrong).

Let's face it, if Lardy McGreaseballs eats at McDonalds five times a week without bothering to check out the FREELY AVAILABLE nutritional information on their products (not all restaurants make that freely available!), then tough. There's a certain onus on the consumer to figure out this stuff on his own; after all, he's putting this crap into HIS body. McDonald's may not scream out during every commercial, "HEY! THIS SHIT WILL MAKE YOU FAT AND DEAD IF YOU EAT TOO MUCH OF IT!" but they're not exactly obligated to.

It's not like McDonald's is even freaking purporting to be health food. Anyone that's ever bothered to read the freaking nutritional value of a food product knows that highly processed junk is generally bad for you, and McDonald's food is some of the most processed crap out there! Even if not, anyone that doesn't live under a rock knows that all that grease and salt isn't good for you. If you want something free of garbage and relatively healthy, then cook your own damn food! For the cost of two McValue Meals, I can buy deli meat, bread, and cheese (the good stuff) and have enough for ten sandwiches!

But wait, that would mean actually DOING something on the consumers' part, except suing corporations because you ate so many Big Macs that you could cook french fries in your sweat, just because they don't deliver dissertations on something that anyone with a functioning cerebrum should know.

Makes sense to me.

**Fe 26** · 11 Mar 2004, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Am I the only one here who grasps that this is not the issue?

I see it and agree. The court systems of the US should have control over this, and start using that control. People who sue over hot coffee and people who sue Dr.s over the effect of pills should all be laughed at and kicked out of the court.

It's not the fault of McDonalds if you don't know your coffee is hot, it is coffee. It is not a Doctors fault if you have a negative response to something you take that he was not told about. Yes, it is his fault if he prescribes to much, or to little, but not if the pill ends up causing cancer 10 years down the line. Why? Because he only knows as much about it as the Drug-rep and pill manufacture tells him about the pill. It is not his job to buy monkeys and rats and test the pills out for years before he trust them.

The court systems as a whole need to start exercising common sense. Making one law like this isn't going to fix things.

Also, all this rich people hate is just fucking juvenile and stupid. Something is wrong and stays wrong, it doesn’t become ok once it is someone with more money than you. You don’t butcher the system just so you can get some “pay back”.

**Frogacuda** · 11 Mar 2004, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by CynicalSphere

Does McDonald's have deceptive advertising?

No, but KFC does, with their whole "Atkins freindly fried chicken diet" ads, which I really think are pushing the line into irresponsible territory. I can only imagine that'd be worse if they were officially legally unaccountable.

**Diff-chan** · 11 Mar 2004, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by lithium

I like it. Tobacco companies should get the same protection.

Exactly.

**Captain Vegetable** · 11 Mar 2004, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

No, but KFC does, with their whole "Atkins freindly fried chicken diet" ads, which I really think are pushing the line into irresponsible territory. I can only imagine that'd be worse if they were officially legally unaccountable.

No, KFC doesn't. Fried chicken most certainly is Atkins friendly. The only problem with it would be the breading, which isn't so hard to alter. KFC is perfectly fine.

**CynicalSphere** · 11 Mar 2004, 03:39 PM

I suppose I should also note that I don't really condone Congress getting involved in this crap, in case that isn't clear. The bottom line is, big business and the government aren't necessarily going to look out for you (the consumer), so you have to do that for yourself. If you're unwilling to do that, well, there's this thing called natural selection...