- What if I make my own chips and am eating them in public?
I'm not stopping you.
So it's not illegal like me cooking my own meth?
I haven't made eating crisps illegal. I have only made selling them in denominations other than 40g illegal. Unless you own a crisp factory, you're fine.
Does a cop come up and bust me for eating contraband chips?
No, I made a change to weights and measures. what you do in your own home is up to you.
I'm not in my own house, I'm munching on a street corner.
I don't care. I'm not after you. I'm after the corporations. That's the whole point. I legislated at businesses, not people.
So if I sell them at 41g a bag, I'm busted? What's the penalty? I'm just an individual, how is that a corporate thing?
If you are selling them, you are a business. Otherwise it is illegal as you aren't paying taxes.
Nearly all measurable goods must have their quantities stated in metric amounts - for example, kilograms, litres or metres. Note that the pint must be used for draught beer, lager and cider; milk in returnable bottles may also be sold by the pint.
Equivalent 'imperial' quantities - such as pounds, ounces, pints and yards - can be given in addition to the required metric indications, but they must not be more prominent.
Some products have to be sold in particular quantities:
unwrapped loaves of bread without any weight indication given: 400 g or 800 g or any other multiple of 400 g
beer, lager and cider: 1⁄3 pint, 1⁄2 pint, 2⁄3 pint or multiples of 1⁄2 pint
wine: 125 ml, 175 ml or multiples of 125 ml or 175 ml
whisky, gin, rum or vodka: 25 ml or 35 ml or multiples of 25 ml or 35 ml
For detailed information, check the specific In-depth Guides below for the items you sell.
I'm only adding to laws that already exist. This isn't revolutionary. It is common sense.
I sell fast-food type items and baked goods in my little old corner store. Along with shampoo, toothpaste, and toilet paper. I'm not a corporation.
You get the bars. If it hurts your business, remove the bars and remove the fast food. This is like complaining that you own a petrol station and are not allowed to sell pints of beer as well as petrol.
I'm not a corporation, I'm an individual. How is this only corporate oriented?
All the laws are aimed at companies who sell a service that is bad for you. I'm not saying "You can't go on a train without a mask on
". I'm saying Mars can't sell you a Mars bar that weighs 90g.
Like I said, have fun with that. Who mandates what the approved recipes are? Some may say vegan is the only healthy diet that should be taught. Some may say keto. Who decides?
In the UK,
Ofsted approve the recipes. they report to parliament.
I know you didn't say that, but where does it stop? I mindlessly binge-watch plenty of shitty US sitcoms on my computer via the internet at 3 AM. Are you going to stop me from doing that?
I'm going to stop streaming services from providing that service. You can do what you like. Maybe you will use a VPN? But my nudging stopped millions of people ... not all people, but millions from staying up all night watching trash TV.
So now you are taking something away from me because you don't like shitty US sitcoms? You disapprove of the content and are saving me from myself. You're worse than any existing mandate and basically acting as thought police.
No, you can watch shitty sitcoms. But not at 3am. This isn't hard. You can't buy a beer at 3am either. The pubs are shut by law. I am only stipulating the hours at which they companies can offer their services. That is very common already. Construction companies are not allowed to operate near built up areas all through the night. Most airports have to stop operating at night. I'm asking streaming companies to do the same.
So now you've defined adult behavior as not watching content in the wee hours in my own home? What if I don't have work tomorrow?
I don't give a fuck. Maybe you work nights. Doesn't matter, the pubs still shut regardless of YOUR waking hours.
What if I said I found public swimming facilities a cesspool of bacteria and we apparently don't have the necessary means of properly maintaining them with adequate standards and governmental resources for safety testing and mitigation measures. So we are now shutting them all down. And bicycling has been deemed very dangerous. The health benefits don't outweigh the amount of infrastructure and resource needs, e.g., bike lane construction/maintenance, health services, etc. So, bicycling has been banned. Because that's my decision based upon my health benefits assessment.
Yes, but you are a half wit and I am Thork. I have been ushered to leadership upon a wave of popularity and thrust into the seat of power. People want my guidance. No one has voted for you in my manifesto scenario. You're just an angry neck beard who is looking for things to complain about.