HeartyOfGlass

!sigh_fi@quokk.au is almost what you want

Never heard of "kneecirclejerk"

Me neither. Surely it's some kind of dance?

That's a good point - with a safer / more convenient alternative it no longer makes sense to get the prohibited item from a suspicious source.

I didn’t see much for alternatives mentioned in the article, so I'd imagine something like this would then boost other nicotine options like chewables or patches...? I'm curious to see where it goes. I can't help but think it just pushes the issue somewhere else rather than solving it.

There are quite a few Asian & Middle Eastern countries that have similar bans. A few Muslim countries have prohibition laws saying Muslims can't buy alcohol, but it's still legal for Christians, etc.

It's certainly not common, but less of a new idea than you might think. My knowledge runs out there, though - I genuinely don't know how well/poorly those kinds of laws perform even in those areas.

Is using a dictionary a "kneecirclejerk" response? If so, then I'll accept it:

Today You Learned - "Prohibition" is a law forbidding whatever. It does not imply it forbids everyone from the thing. The term is commonly used to describe alcohol prohibition, which usually takes the shape of a total ban on alcohol, so I understand how you could get so confused.

However, Iran only prohibits alcohol for Muslims. Sri Lanka only prohibits women from buying alcohol. Still prohibition. This article? It's about the Maldives introducing the prohibition of tobacco products to anyone born after a certain date.

I'm waiting for the headline "Turns out thieves just asked nicely if they could take the art"

Has prohibition ever worked? Wouldn't this just create a black market for selling tobacco?

"Decorative guards" could explain quite a bit about the heist.

Fair enough, that's a good point. My blanket statement would've included general staff & so on, and I certainly only intended to have a go at the security staff. As far as "who pays enough", I'd certainly hope the highest-profile art museum would.

I appreciate you. I do hope the head of security feels like as much of a clown as I am.

You mean - How many times have I been employed as a security guard? A security guard for some of the world's most valuable art, in the world's most famous art museum? Is that what you mean? "How many robberies have you stopped where it was specifically your job to prevent such an occurrence?"

I'm a bit of a clown, ~~but your question is beyond even my ability~~.

Edit: I misunderstood your comment, and you graciously pointed out my error. I apologize for my disrespectful tone.

That Troll keeps posting similar authoritarian rhetoric under other news articles about the US wanting to invade other countries.

Account's less than a day old, and they can only seem to parrot the fascist talking points that Hegseth has. The second you call them out as a troll they'll curse & block you lol

"I don't actually have an argument, so go away"

Exactly what I expected. Do you get paid per word for being a troll? Just curious how all that works.