tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post1551264329105508858..comments2024-02-02T10:29:34.789+00:00Comments on A Conservative's blog: Smoking age set to riseBenedict Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-30946976373975599262007-01-04T16:52:00.000+00:002007-01-04T16:52:00.000+00:00Well, you can phase it in by saying for example, t...Well, you can phase it in by saying for example, those whos 16th birthday occurs after X date can't buy etc.<br /><br />There will be some who slip under the radar, and still get them under age, but you create les of a problem.Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-41844661000215864792007-01-04T16:34:00.000+00:002007-01-04T16:34:00.000+00:00Eh? I'm confused. How could they have "phased-in...Eh? I'm confused. How could they have "phased-in" this change to avoid the "anomalies"?<br /><br />If they did it in "two tranches" then surely you would have some people who were: Legal to buy cigarettes; not legal; legal <i>again</i>; not legal <b>again</b>; finally legal again <i>unless they've died of lung cancer and/or confusion</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-66133863115965378792007-01-02T23:47:00.000+00:002007-01-02T23:47:00.000+00:00Anonymous,The answer lies in the fact that at 18 y...Anonymous,The answer lies in the fact that at 18 you are more likely to carry some form of valid ID that at 16. Ultimately the aim is to prevent under 16's buying cigarrettes.<br /><br />Ellee, fair point, however you have to prove you are 16 to get married and have parental permission (until you are 18). <br /><br />Marriages at that age are not currently an issue.<br /><br />However as Guido pointed out a man of any age can have sex with a boy of 16 legally but not have a share a cigarrete afterwards.<br /><br />It seems to me we are becomming very intollerant of some behavior whilst being very tollerant of other forms of behavior. Very odd.Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-14643459421747388802007-01-02T21:47:00.000+00:002007-01-02T21:47:00.000+00:00You can marry at 16, so it seems over-regulated to...You can marry at 16, so it seems over-regulated to say you can't buy ciggies until 18. People need to be educated about making wise choices, it won't stop them smoking, just drive it underground. And will police have to spend time making prosecutions on this when they should be catching real criminals?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-88927877081410163892007-01-02T20:51:00.000+00:002007-01-02T20:51:00.000+00:00Can someone tell me how it is easier to spot the d...Can someone tell me how it is easier to spot the differance between an 18 year old and a 17 year old, than it would be to spot the differance between a 16 year old and a 15 year old?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-92100964551839077972007-01-02T10:56:00.000+00:002007-01-02T10:56:00.000+00:00Well, yes Innocent. They could have used their bra...Well, yes Innocent. They could have used their brains and phased it in to avoid obvious issues and anomolies, but they are daft, and just don't think things through.Benedict Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382732288664789210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30194186.post-6306330860823619982007-01-02T09:44:00.000+00:002007-01-02T09:44:00.000+00:00Why they didn't do it in two tranches, so as to re...Why they didn't do it in two tranches, so as to remove the anomaly of someone being first able, then unable legally to buy cigarettes, then able again, I've no idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com