Fornits
General Interest => Tacitus' Realm => Topic started by: Oscar on April 22, 2009, 07:12:01 AM
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In Denmark we such a thing like the Prevention Commission. The reason for establishing such a government thing was Denmark was decleared one of the happiest nations to live in some years back.
Denmark is a part of the European Union and they complained because the deal about this cooperation is that all nations have to be equal. They call it harmonization. So our government was forced to act so we would not be kicked out.
They have called for heavier restriction on tobacco. Today most boarding schools allows smoking outside. It benefits teamworks and the youth learn to know each other. It is easy to break the ice of silence when you are new and nervous in a boarding school when you offer a cigarette to a student.
They also want to raise the ban on alcohol purchase from 16 to 18 with no regards of the dangers it puts on the streets if youth can drive without knowing the dangers of alcohol in advance. They want to fight our alcohol culture.
I find that they are trying to suck all joy out of life and creating a foundation for programs.
At least the policians in our parliament were quick to proclaim that they would not touch any of these suggestions. I guess they know that they have to be re-elected if they want to keep their jobs.
Sources:
Denmark: The Happiest Place on Earth (http://http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=4086092&page=1)
Alcohol culture in Denmark (http://http://www.geocities.com/alcohol_in_denmark/index.htm)
Commission: Rich and smart drink most (http://http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/article694146.ece) - The Prevention Commission has declared battle on Denmarkâs alcohol culture. Government supports the move.
Commission calls for more bans to protect public health (http://http://jp.dk/uknews/article1399438.ece)