Ban Everything!
- Chicago would ban the sale and distribution of high-caffeine energy drinks — not just to minors, but to consumers of all ages — under a surprise crackdown proposed Thursday by the City Council’s most powerful alderman.
Ald. Edward M. Burke (14th), chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee, proposed the blanket ban, citing the popularity of drinks such as Red Bull, Monster, Full Throttle and 5 Hour Energy among teenagers and young adults and the dangers those drinks can pose to their health.
Because energy drinks have been implicated in ....what exactly?
Labels: dumb ideas
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
99 Comments:
Shakedown
His idea is ban every drink except the bottled water so they can get the additional revenue to bring our pension fund up to full funding. His next idea will be to tax any urine that was made from liquid purchased outside the city.
Coffee is an energy drink, no? Tea? Can you see them banning coffee?
Here's a better idea burkee .Let's ban you for stealing millions from the citizens
Gmac looks like he's probably a Monster guy. Ban these just to piss him off.
Dammit, SCC, only the aldermen know what's best for us, because we are too feebleminded to make decisions for ourselves!
We cannot decide for ourselves if we are consuming too much caffeine, foie gras, or sugary drinks!
We cannot determine for ourselves how fast or slow to drive when traveling down deserted boulevards or past school sidewalks teeming with children at dismissal.
We are incapable of determining when to shovel our walks, or attach a padlock to our gate, or if we're parked close enough to a curb, or not. (And we must be severely punished and fined if we do not comply.)
We are simply infants who require nannies. We MUST be dictated to! We are not allowed vending machine choices not approved by the dear leader, Rahm. We are prohibited from parking our leisure boats in view, on our own property. Our fences may be 'so high', but no higher. Our railings must be chest height, and no lower. Our lives must be ordered and restricted, because we are unable to think for act for ourselves.
so wait a minute, they pretty much made weed legal, but now they want to outlaw energy drinks??????? only in chicago
How about these cocksuckers fix the pension problem first instead of worrying about this bullshit. 6 figure salaries and this is how they justify their existence ??? Goddamn does this city suck.
Oops, I should have scrolled down. I just posted on the other thread about this and Big Gulps. SCC, you beat me to it!!! Once again though, what is going on in this country?
Great idea!
I would get the mayor to demand that the city pension funds disinvest their investments from these high caffeine manufacturers. Then I would move on to demand sugary soft drink companies be dis-invested.
Chicago should only invest their pension money into companies that the Mayor is already invested in.
In other news...Sturm Ruger's stock was up another 4.5% today. That's like a 9~10% over 2 days.
Holy red bull! My favorite mid-day pause that refreshes is a Red Bull and goose liver sandwich. Now what the hell is a guy to do?
Am I supposed to go to DuPage for my Red Bull and pate' now too on top of buying my guns, gas and groceries there?
Prenkwinckle remains astonished.
I would like to see what actual scientific study he is using as a basis for his suggestion? What exactly is the problem with high energy drinks and how can we expect the problems of the city to magically go away due to the banning of these drinks? why don't we just tax these drinks? It worked so well to stop people from buying water in the city.
Commie!!!! I drink all the liquor I want just not sugar drinks
your talking about a lot of money here. wait and see. i bet something is "worked out."
Caffeinated energy drinks have led to an increase in caffeine related ER visits and hospitalizations.
I imagine the number has gone from two dozen a year to maybe three dozen a year.
"The sky is falling". "The end is nigh".
Burke is an asshole of biblical proportions.
Caffeine related ER visits are probably a fraction of one percent of alcohol related ER visits.
Let's ban alcohol too.
It worked so well back in the twenties.
Well, for one thing they are sending people to the ER in record numbers. Another thing is that they have been proven to be related to people unexpectedly dying. http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/16/16544695-er-visits-after-energy-drinks-double-since-2007
This is another good argument for reducing the number of alderpersons. They obviously have far too much time on their hands. GPS on guns? Ban energy drinks?
What a joke these assholes are. Maybe we should ban the Burger Queen in that the burgers make you fat and unhealthy.
can we have a ban on any new bans
I say you need to ban those 'assault energy drinks.' The ones that look really scary in their bottles but do the exact same thing as a cup of coffee.
Yo Eddie
Why Don't Cha Ban Grape Pop & Flaming Hot Cheetos Too?
And While Your At It, Ban All You Alderman Also, A Real Drain On Society 2 Say The Least
Wtf!!!!!!! You couldn't make this shit up. Looks like burke didn't get his cut from the energy drink deal. This whol e fucking town is a joke. And the rest of the country isn't any better.
What you fail to realize is the makers of all energy drinks formed a consortium to buy caffeine, and they're located in an office in Kane county...but nobody seems to actually work there.
If the ban does not work out, expect a disconnection from the companies authorized to be part of the pension retirement club.
It won't matter what these idiots ban. We can drive to any suburb or state in less than 30 minutes drive and buy this legal product by the case amd pay less taxes too! While I' m out of the city, I'll buy gas, groceries and even a flat screen tv! Chicago will just lose out on taxes!
We need to GPS energy drinks!!!
Burke is an elitist pompous asshole! Screw him. Go ahead and do it. Just more money that the city will lose. I buy all my groceries outside the city anyway.
Nanny state in action. You voted for them and now don't like what you got. Here's a clue vote for someone else not affiliated with them.
Eddie just looking for some "campaign contributions. This is just another "gimme bill".
Can you imagine the uproar in Wrigleyville if jager-bombs are outlawed?
Are white wine spritzers next?
1/18/2013, 12:37 AM
Welcome to socialism. Where the STATE runs & controls every facet of your life and the bureaucrat rules supreme.
" Everything within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State ".
Benito Mussolini, Alderman, oops! I ment another Fascist dictator.
They don't call the ALDERFOOLS for nothing.
Time for this mutt to retire, senility has definitely set in.
Ban anti- persperant !
Sadly all these ridiculous ideas floated by politicians are forgotten soon after they are floated by these "public servants". I propose that we "GPS" all these ideas so that we can track where they go & to remember them when it's election time.
For the record the blame for SHES lies at the feet of the secular progressives, I'm not to blame for that one......
Well, for one thing they are sending people to the ER in record numbers. Another thing is that they have been proven to be related to people unexpectedly dying.
So? And, So?
You know what else is related to people unexpectedly dying? Living. I guarantee everyone who has died has, at some point, been alive.
Citizen Gigi:
Wtf? This is what this dumb ass is worried about? Could it be possible that every politician in this city rode the " short buses" way back when? An IQ of under 25 a requirement? This is such good comedy. We need a sitcom written on this city. Truth is funnier and stranger than fiction.
For fucks sake. Isn't this guy dead yet?
Well, for one thing they are sending people to the ER in record numbers. Another thing is that they have been proven to be related to people unexpectedly dying. http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/16/16544695-er-visits-after-energy-drinks-double-since-2007
1/18/2013 03:02:00 AM
You know what? If you drink 6 energy drinks in a row, you deserve what you get! If you are too damn stupid to realize the possible outcome, you're probably better off dead. Thin the herd!!!
Maybe they should raise the taxes on cigars. Or ban them too!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh America, land of the free. Free as in feel free to take our guns, feel free to take our redbull and feel free to not to work as you will get free money.
Burke probably has a huge secret stash of Red Bull, just like Elaine had a huge stash of 'the sponge', on Seinfeld! What a dickhead!
Because energy drinks have been implicated in ....what exactly?
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Crime is running rampant and these azzhat alderman can only think of banning goose liver, and now energy drinks ?
They must want to keep the democratic voting base in their constant drugged up, sleepy state so they will vote in whatever the machine wants. God forbid voters might start thinking for themselves.
More deaths are caused by bee stings and spider bites.
Neither are up for a ban.
Great idea Burke...now go home get your shine box.
Any caffinated drink over 20 ounces will be considered an "Assault Beverage", if it contains a quick opening device such as a pulltab to allows easy access to the beverage.
What a complete ass. It's not like these jerkoffs have nothing else to do. Instead of banning energy drinks why don't you figure out how to address the fiscal problems that threaten to destroy the city. Keep up the good work you fucking jagoff
They can't stem the killing in this town so they'll stop us from drinking an energy drink? This guy has completely lost touch with reality.
Well, for one thing they are sending people to the ER in record numbers. Another thing is that they have been proven to be related to people unexpectedly dying. http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/16/16544695-er-visits-after-energy-drinks-double-since-2007
1/18/2013 03:02:00 AM
--So what? I can go to starbucks and order a "defibrillator special" a tall with a couple extra shots.
I think its a great idea. Let the city council ban energy drinks, and if someone is observed in the city with an energy drink, we could write them an ANOV. In addition, the council could order companies to affix GPS to all energy drinks, and GMac can create a new task force called EDES (energy drink enforcement squad). Can you imagine the revenue we could generate? Better yet, the press conference table loaded with empty energy drink cans?
"Because energy drinks have been implicated in ....what exactly?"
Well ...umm... it's to keep the bangers from staying awake all hours of the night and shooting at each other! Yeah, that's it.
I guess the people who vote this spitball in must have descended on his office while he was cleaning his gun and the money he steals on a daily basis , demanded he do something about the energy drink plague. He would never conjur up this stupidity on his own. He is there representing his constituency.
i hope they ban them. less sales tax money. dumb fucks.
if you dont believe SCC here is the link
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17639879-418/ald-ed-burke-wants-to-ban-red-bull-other-energy-drinks.html
here is the ordinance
http://chicago.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1271951&GUID=2AE07DB3-115B-44BF-BE7A-F81454CA21A9&Options=Advanced&Search=
O2013-364
Burke wants a $100 to $500 fine! hahahah
There are too many black and brown people drinking energy drinks.
What? did Red Bull, Inc not donate to Burke's campaign? Pay back time?
It's stories like this that continue to make chicago the most embarrassing city in the nation. very sad. Is this the purpose of government? People need to start getting upset with politicians over stepping their roles and infringing on our basic freedom of choice.
how doesn't all of chicago see this? our unneccessary aldermen and overpaid aldermen to say the least are making the dumbest proposals. there are far more important matters that need to be discussed before banning energy drinks in chicago. what is the real problem here? is eddie not getting his cutback from this or something? start banning the shitty fast food chains in chicago then. those are by far more dangerous than an energy drink. oh wait, you shouldn't ban those because how else would our illegal immigrants find such convenient and affordable ways to eat. i know a lot of people eat that shit too, but they'll eventually learn it's inexpensive food for a reason. i can assure you the reason the food is so cheap isn't because the companies are concerned with making it affordable for everyone to eat.
BAN BASKETBALL
In spite of cpd police, security guards and state police
in spite of metal detectore and physical searching
there was still a shooting / murder at C.S. Univ during a HS basketball game.
This was not the first incident with this school rivalry
Guns are / were already banned and were on the lookout for.
It's BASKETBALL, what else could it be in this case ?
Wow I am a 52 year old male and this POS is going to tell me what I can or can't drink. Oh I can't drink a 5 hour energy drink to keep me going but I can go to Starbucks and order a latte with a triple shot of espresso. Or have my Dr give me a prescription for some drug that will keep me going.
So of the things these elected officials think of is amazing.
If high energy drinks are causing deaths the homicide numbers are all inaccurate, are they not? Death caused by another , therefor I suggest all families to bring on law suits, not only to mfg's but against the city for allowing such sales... I'm just saying
I believe a ban on star bucks double or triple shot lattes would or must be abolished, would they not? Part time alder creatures are elected by the people for the people, since when are they the ultimate voice over the people .
This ban is just the like mayor rahms report that that suv's are the root cause of pot holes , lets raise city sticker prices on suv's... Just push that one through right aldercreatues? On the word of one ego mainiac. If what were after is the good of all of society, whom are all tax payers then Adler Burke forego your city funded security detail and back pay their salaries...
Hell..water can be hazardous to ones health if you drink enough in one sitting! BAN H2o Now!..for the sake of the children!..Arrghhhh!
Ban Burke!
Sir,
You better not ban my Pepsi
"Preckwinckle remains astonished."
1/18/2013 02:04:00 AM
She does indeed.
The original "How Can That Be?" lady.
Incomprehension is fine, as long as you're not in a powerful position from which you can send society running off into the trees.
So how's her son's court case progressing? You know, the "beating up homeless people" problem.
Shakedown!
12:09 is correct.
Aldermen need to be cut in half. One of the biggest problems this city and state have are pension funding. This is the type of shit they are talking about? Too much time and $$. Wonder why there is no urgency in figuring out pensions/debt. Because the powers at be are set. They will get paid if even they say there's no $$. Listen how they talk. They have seperated themselves from the public. Quit telling others what is best for them. What's best for usn is to have less interferance in our lives. People are reponsible for their own actions!!
The Goof Burke should ban his hair gel.Think its call Brylcreem.
Also his deodorant High Karate.
Never even tasted one of these. Whole huge piles in the stores, very expensive, I look at it as something unnecessary that idiots buy. Water with a few cents' worth of additives and $500 million in advertising.
..the same as Coke or other existing soft drinks with caffeine. I very occasionally have one. I do feel the caffeine. Usually just moderate coffee/tea in morning/evening.
These "energy drinks" contain not just caffeine but other herbs and amino acids meant to potentiate the caffeine; the synergy of all these ingredients seems to be unknown and unpredictable.
Kids drink 'way too much of the stuff, they mix it with alcohol, as well as other drugs. Probably another factor in foul-mouthed, aggressive public behavior.
Ban? Don't ask me.
Does this s__t have anything to do with every radio commercial now being made by a tiny, shrill-voiced girl ---like a knife in the ear -- or by some bored twentysomething male, don't have a cow, talkingasfastashepossiblycan?
Society driven insane. Give it more speeders.
Ed Burke is an extortionist par excellence. Almost as good as JJ Sr.
Burke is Not sponge worthy!
I'd like to follow Ed Burke around for a day and tell him what to eat and drink. I'll bet he's sorely lacking a well balanced diet and his bmi is too high. I wonder how he did on his wellness evaulation. As a matter of fact, I wonder how all the aldercreatures did. If any of them are in need of dietary changes, I say we ban all animal products as well as any liquids that are not produced in nature. How about it Ed?
Working midnights is gonna suck then...
Expresso gives me migraines. Is Stupid Eddie going to ban that? Un fucking believable.
--No Cop Here
Chicago is worst city per capita in nation for bed bug infestation.
So how's her son's court case progressing? You know, the "beating up homeless people" problem.
1/18/2013 03:31:00 PM
it's going astonishingly well.
It's stories like this that continue to make chicago the most embarrassing city in the nation. very sad. Is this the purpose of government? People need to start getting upset with politicians over stepping their roles and infringing on our basic freedom of choice.
1/18/2013 11:17:00 AM
the citizens in this city, county and state are denied, every election, of true choice in candidates, by the very political cabal to which you refer. this has been true for decades, if not for over a century.
the party primaries are rigged and, in the city, the so-called 'open' primaries are rigged.
period.
the election boards are stacked, the judiciary is bought and paid for, up to the state supremely full of shit court, and this is how the system works.
you either comply or are either bought, bullied or banished, your choice.
it's the political version of organized thuggery.
there is no joy here, in muddville, the American Way has, long ago, struck out.
Years ago I liked Eddie. Now in his golden years he's become the nosy ass Glady's Kravitz of the City Council.
The Burke's used to be tough, pull yourself up by the bootstraps kind of guys. Now they've turned into a bunch of pansy ass lakefront liberals.
What am I going to use to wash down my froi gras ?
For fucks sake. Isn't this guy dead yet?
1/18/2013 08:53:00 AM
only the good die young.
Chalkie
You know what else is related to people unexpectedly dying? Living. I guarantee everyone who has died has, at some point, been alive.
1/18/2013 08:23:00 AM
ah, and therein lies the rub.
Chalkie
CHALKIE said...
Sadly all these ridiculous ideas floated by politicians are forgotten soon after they are floated by these "public servants". I propose that we "GPS" all these ideas so that we can track where they go & to remember them when it's election time.
For the record the blame for SHES lies at the feet of the secular progressives, I'm not to blame for that one......
1/18/2013 08:12:00 AM
either you gave this way too much thought, or not nearly enough.
Chalkie
Can you imagine the uproar in Wrigleyville if jager-bombs are outlawed?
Are white wine spritzers next?
1/18/2013 07:16:00 AM
never gonna happen.
them boys know how to pack an envelope.
Nanny state in action. You voted for them and now don't like what you got. Here's a clue vote for someone else not affiliated with them.
1/18/2013 06:46:00 AM
first someone would have to make it to the ballot, stay on the ballot until the election is held, and over, win the election, actually be sworn in to office, then not be bribed, bullied, or rendered otherwise useless.
and then, there would have to be as many of these mythical 'someones' to outvote the currently deeply entrenched nannies.
they do what they do because they know that they run the show.
and our taxes fund their shenanigans.
Ban " high capacity " 6 packs of red bull and " assault " 12 packs!
Has ANYONE in government ever read the Constitution where it says everyone having the right to 'Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness'?
Can't they keep their noses out of our lives?
I'd love to see a new nation with our Bill Of Rights but with a few mods.
All of the articles should be totally unambiguous!
Like "The People have a right to Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness, PERIOD. No ifs, ands, or buts!"
and
The 2nd Amendment would simply say, "The rights of the PEOPLE (and we mean PEOPLE not the states, militias, federal government, etc...) to keep and bear arms shall NEVER EVER be infringed.
For you see sadly our officials seem determined to twist the words to suit their needs. It's a "living document" to them. But one that lives in La La Land.
Communist Chicago, with their dictator agenda.
I hate stupid, ugly politicians and liberals. Can we ban them?
So, Eddie you have made yourself one of the richest men in America over the past 40 some years as a part time city employee.
You've made countless judges including one to the Illinois Supreme court who just happens to be your wife.
The city which you care so deeply about is a national disgrace at every level.
Crime, poverty, pension crisis, corruption, unemployment, health care, on and on.
And you have the audacity to propose such a truly remarkable useless fucking idea.
Way to serve the public, you should be so proud of your hard work.
Burke needs to get his fat ass precinct captain to partake of some energy drinks. It might help him with his hang me overs.
http://youtu.be/35TbGjt-weA
Touch my coffe motherf***er. I dare you!
As soon as Arch criminal Burke gets a campaign contribution from those companies, his righteous indignation will dissolve...
Anonymous said...
Aldermen need to be cut in half.
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That would be messy, no?
Anonymous said...
Aldermen need to be cut in half.
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That would be messy, no?
1/19/2013 02:26:00 PM
not according to my standards.
of course, if you insist, they could be hung upside down and drained first.
Chalkie
When I hear stupid stiff like this, it makes me put down my coffee and take a mid-afternoon nap.
It really puts the world in a better light.
Burke should try it.
The only way you will take my white wine appetizers from me is prying them from my cold, dead, Chablis stained fingers.
"...Alderman need to be cut in half..."
I agree. You don't need to cut the number of aldermen, you just need to cut the sitting ones in half.
A bit messy, but worth it.
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