Arizona is in desperate need of House Bill 2793, which eliminates the existence of altered images among printed publishings, such as magazines, and newspapers. Arizona is amongst the highest percentile of states in America of people who suffer from mental illnesses and behavioral disorders, including eating disorders such as Anorexia and Bulimia. One of the greatest contributors to these sicknesses is the mind's interpretation of unrealistic images projected by the media.
The solution to such complications is obvious: Eliminate the faulty advertisements! Section 44-1481 of the Arizona State Legislature translates that “any false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading” advertisements are subject to class three misdemeanor. This law has no purpose if it is not being enforced. House Bill 2793 will discontinue media’s distorted perception of beauty, creating a greater sense of pride and confidence among the citizens of Arizona.
Altered advertisements provide nothing but a robbery of self esteem and a damaged satisfaction in one’s self. House Bill 2793 is the evident choice in solving this sickening predicament.
Jennifer Segerson
Gilbert
VofReason posted at 12:50 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Yes. And also a law against the magazines that say and alien landed in Dallas and setup a hotdog stand. Certainly we need the Government to save us from all possible distortions of reality. Or maybe not.
Arizona Willie posted at 3:15 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
What Arizona needs is a law preventing the Legislature from passing any laws.
All measures should be put to a referendum vote of the people in order to tame the insanity of the Right Wing Arizona Legislators.
Actually, considering the laws they made for us such as guns allowed in bars, they don't deserve the title of Legislator --- they should just be called hacks.
Dale Whiting posted at 3:28 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Jennifer,
I've never heard anyone connect dots like this before. But aren't you going a bit overboard? There may be reason in your argument. But I suspect the reasons to impliment your recommendations must be based on more well established, well understood criteria like "truth in advertizing." One doesn't have to be suffering from mental illnesses or behavioral disorders to be taken in by false advertizing. Heck, some business schools teach such practices!
sockratties posted at 9:19 am on Sat, Apr 7, 2012.
Lets pass a law that says it is illegal to be taken in by advertizing hype and rhetoric.
According to your criteria, Jennifer, we should be able to sentence any politician to life in prison as soon as we vote for them. If campaign promises and profiling by our legislators isn't false advertizing and presenting unrealistic images, nothing is.
Since “Arizona is among the highest percentile of states in America of people who suffer from mental illnesses and behavioral disorders” I assume you include our “do-nothing-of-value” legislators. If so, you've made your case. How do you plan to stop media images at the Arizona border? We can't even stop illegal traffic at the southern border.
Caveat Emptor! Everyone has the opportunity to take responsibility for their own actions. It's called choice.