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Originally Posted by Jersey Mike
I've tried them before, granted I don't drink much, I knew what I was putting in my body before I drank it. Most of my housemates just get one can to drink before the party and then just casually drink beer or whatever else throughout the night. We haven't had any incidents, I think in large part because we're informed that it is a strong drink.
And I agree with you that it's not healthy at all to drink because of the caffeine in it, but neither are dozens of other drinks; (Jagerbombs, redbull & vodka, there are tons). I can't really defend the unhealthiness of the drink, other than to say other companies have been doing it for years and are still allowed to keep their products on the shelf--This one is no different.
As far as "people drinking them because it's the cool thing to do," welcome to the world. Whether it's Pokemon cards, MySpace, Sex Bracelets or FourLoko there will always be fads and people following them.
I don't think FourLoko as a company has done anything wrong. Please don't dump a bottle of Everclear or Patron into a tub of punch, drink the whole thing, then get mad at the company for producing something strong. Portion control is one of the biggest problems people have always faced, and until we stop shouting "ban!" and start teaching responsibility and self-control, this problem won't go away.
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Exactly, there are a lot of things available to the general public that are either dangerous or easily abused. Doesn't mean that they should all be banned. You can't fix stupid, you can be an idiot with just about anything in this world. Once again though, most of the time if you're hurting yourself that's your problem, not that of the general public. Call me insensitive but if you choose to drink a bunch of four lokos to impress someone knowing full well they're strong then you deserve whatever comes to you.
The less idiots the better.
Don't ban, educate. Like Mike said, teach people to be responsible for their actions, to not always look for someone else or some other company to shun the blame to and you will have progress. Until then nothing is going to change.