Just reading the tele today and there is an interesting article on the harry potter pills.
Seems as though they believe that these pills have the harry potter logo to entice children and target a younger audience into taking xtc, this just seems bizzare to me, how is a 12 year old going to know about xtc.
The article also has a screenshot of Pill Reports, as it has info relevant to the pill.
Here are some quotes:
"It's an attempt to target the young and vunerable market by trying to normalizeecstasy and make it trendy" - Dr. Gullotta
"Bev Baker yesterday condemned the marketing ploy, saying it could lead to children believing that ecstacy provides magical powers"
"It could lead children into believe it can give them the same powers as Harry Potter" - Bev Baker
"Harry Potter books have enticed children away from from the internet, the new ecstacy tablet is an attempt to draw them back" - Bev Baker
This article is insane, well to me anyway, it seems that these older generations are so incredibley detached from what actually happens as far as drugs are concearned.
To think that this logo is an actual marketing ploy by the drug dealers, however there is room for this belief, but surley its a little far fetched ??
The editorial is also insane, however i cant find a link to it so i will type it out:
"At its best, the internet is a great tool, placing at our fingertips the combined knowledge of humanity. At its worst, it provides sites with chat roomsd where adolescents can trade in drugs.
There can be no mistaking the target audience of these dubious sites. On one particular site , the effects of an ecstacy tablet named after Harry Potter are openly discussed.
Authorities should do everything in their power to close down this and other drug sites and, where possible, bring charges."
This is a prime example of what johnboy explained in another post recently that i will try and dig up. And here it is :D
Seems as though they believe that these pills have the harry potter logo to entice children and target a younger audience into taking xtc, this just seems bizzare to me, how is a 12 year old going to know about xtc.
The article also has a screenshot of Pill Reports, as it has info relevant to the pill.
Here are some quotes:
"It's an attempt to target the young and vunerable market by trying to normalizeecstasy and make it trendy" - Dr. Gullotta
"Bev Baker yesterday condemned the marketing ploy, saying it could lead to children believing that ecstacy provides magical powers"
"It could lead children into believe it can give them the same powers as Harry Potter" - Bev Baker
"Harry Potter books have enticed children away from from the internet, the new ecstacy tablet is an attempt to draw them back" - Bev Baker
This article is insane, well to me anyway, it seems that these older generations are so incredibley detached from what actually happens as far as drugs are concearned.
To think that this logo is an actual marketing ploy by the drug dealers, however there is room for this belief, but surley its a little far fetched ??
The editorial is also insane, however i cant find a link to it so i will type it out:
"At its best, the internet is a great tool, placing at our fingertips the combined knowledge of humanity. At its worst, it provides sites with chat roomsd where adolescents can trade in drugs.
There can be no mistaking the target audience of these dubious sites. On one particular site , the effects of an ecstacy tablet named after Harry Potter are openly discussed.
Authorities should do everything in their power to close down this and other drug sites and, where possible, bring charges."
This is a prime example of what johnboy explained in another post recently that i will try and dig up. And here it is :D
Originally posted by johnboy:
Look, in case people dont see the government's logic on this let me explain...
They are fully covered legally, and in their minds, ethically, as they have already stated that taking "Ecstasy" is dangerous. They say "Don't take any pills because they are all harmful in some way, and some might kill you".
This is the central philosophy of the Prohibitionist stance. If you believe that prohibition works then it is no great leap of logic to believe what was stated above. It's a lot like arguing with a fundamentalist Christian about gay rights. To them it's a mater of faith that God exists, and God said this so there's no arguement.
Luckily for us there are less and less fundamentalists running things. The tide of public feeling, and government action, is slowly turning against prohibition. But don't expect miracles overnight...
Here are some links to the story:
Drug Dealers cash in on Harry Potter
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