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Oi you got a loicence for that opinion?

This comment is basically "I see UK, I downvote". Zero relevance to the point that was being made, just wanted to say "US > UK".

GP comment was basically just, "The UK would do it." Zero relevance to the point being made besides "what UK does = good idea". So I responded in kind by registering my opinion that "what UK does = bad idea".

The GP said that carrying them should be banned, and provided an example of how carrying lockpicks is banned in the UK.

Yeah, but we can freely buy and eat chocolate Kinder eggs.

"Don't put small inedible things inside edible things" doesn't sound like a bad rule to me, to be honest.

OTOH, how many children got Kinder Eggs ~without~ knowing that there was a small plastic toy inside? That was kind of the whole gimmick.

Also, there have been 9 reported deaths worldwide that have been linked to choking on the toy inside a Kinder Egg. 7 Children in the US die ~every day~ from being shot. It seems pretty clear to me which one is a bigger issue.

Hey, I'm not American, I just wish our food adulteration laws were as comprehensive as theirs.