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[–] Quokka@quokk.au 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Banning Monster for under 16s? More attacks against British Trans youth!

[–] shani66@ani.social 3 points 3 days ago

Man, the "think of the children" bullshit has really had the exact opposite effect they intended it to have, my foot reaction to this was to disapprove just because it was a law targeting kids

[–] tetrachromacy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

This guy's got a grip on that red bull like it owes him money.

[–] AgentBigCactus@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But those stupid freakshakes you get at pubs are ok. Monster is bad for a 14 year old but 2500 calories of freakshake is bad too! Maybe parents should keep better track of what their kids consume.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Isn't that the point, monster drinks are substantially more accessible to the average 14 year old while not under adult supervision than freakshakes.

[–] AgentBigCactus@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

True. I just really hate freakshakes.

[–] grandma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Dammit I was so close to never knowing what a freakshake is

[–] Kobibi@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Isn't this old news? Have had to be 16 to buy energy drinks here for years. What am I missing

Its not currently illegal but loads of stores have their own policy not to server them to under 16s

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago

Arguably the sugar levels and serving sizes are a factor in tea and coffee. The dessert beverages are a different story.