Has the world gone mad?

[Lady Whistledown]

The Argus today features a group of grim-faced 14 year old girls who were refused service at Burger King on censored a well known Hove retail park censored because the company has a policy of not serving kids before 3pm on a school day.

Sounds fair enough to me, I was thinking- after all, schools have enough problems with kids bunking off without the temptation of a crafty burger around the corner. Besides, I thought parents were supposed to be weaning their offspring away from continuous junk food and nudging them towards healthy eating, hence the omnipresence of Jamie Oliver on TV.

But no! The indignant mother of one of these delightful children has run to the ever-willing Argus to complain about this policy, claiming

"Surely it's against their human rights to be denied food"
:thud:

Human bloody rights?? There's nothing to stop little Frogmella walking to a nearby cafe and buying a salad baguette or a piece of fruit, love. I'm not convinced your daughter's inability to purchase a flame grilled Whopper and large fries during her lunch break is quite what the European convention had in mind when they wrote their charter.

Surely most parents would go "Never mind, have a banana and get back to school", rather than stomping off to the local rag and queueing up on the Burger King customer service hotline for 25 minutes to dispute the injustice? Or are all kids thus indulged and I'm in the grumpy minority here??

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Yes, it has.

 

[Horsham Gull]

what are they doing eating at THAT burger king anyway it should be outlawed to anyone from Brighton who has morals (personal opimiom not included)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Not that any of the girls in question are by any means fat, but even if by some miracle there were no other food outlets within 5 MILES, they're hardly going to waste away through malnutrition because they can't get a burger before 3pm.

I can well believe there are parents out there who consider this a serious violation of their offspring's rights, but it's a rather sad reflection on the Argus that the editor judges this to be (a) news and (b) worthy of half a page.

Sake!

 

[Midikilledmydog]

Top Rant Edna

 

[British Bulldog]

Seems a strange thing to be worrying about on a Saturday night?

 

[Paxton Dazo]

I have to say in my 13 year career as a school kid, i bunked 3 times.

Not bad going.

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

You bad egg, you, Dazo, all boiled up and cracking.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Seems a strange thing to be worrying about on a Saturday night?

I only just read the Argus.

And besides, it stops me thinking of 94th minute equalisers

 

[1066familyman]

I'm with you Edna, I don't think they have any grounds for complaint at all....it's being refused fags and drink in the offie further up the road that really breaches their human rights.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I'm with you Edna, I don't think they have any grounds for complaint at all....it's being refused fags and drink in the offie further up the road that really breaches their human rights.

You mean some offies refuse to sell to kids?

 

[NMH]

Two words; chav culture

 

[Zebedee]

Let them stuff their faces with burgers and fries. I'm not sure why the rest of us should care if they are stupid enough to eat so poorly. Maybe it was just a one off treat?

 

[clippedgull]

I love that Burger King, good stopping off point on the way to PC World.

Not far from my old spot on the East Terrace either.

 

[vegster]

I'm in broad agreement about the waste of time on this Non-News Story. If Burger king have that policy its fine by me. The only problem I can see is what happens if a school has an Inservice Traning Day, is Burger King able to identify those who can purchase a burger and those who are not entitled ? Do they have a list of Brighton Schools Holidays ?

On another interesting note Edna, I was leaving a supermarket when a 4x4 went past with a middle aged man driving while smoking. There were 3 boys about 11 in the 4X4 with him.. so the question is.. surely a car is an enclosed space, I don't think all 3 three boys were his and so how clever and/or Illegal is it to poison these poor kids by subjecting them to fag fumes ?

I await your wisdom.

 

[Jesus Gul]

There was a chippy slap bang outside the Loder Road entrance to Dorothy Stringer in the 1980s that served butties for breakfast on school days. I was in the queue when I heard about the Grand Hotel bombing. Not sure why I remember that.

 

[Timbo]

As already said, top ranting Edna, especially this bit

I'm not convinced your daughter's inability to purchase a flame grilled Whopper and large fries during her lunch break is quite what the European convention had in mind when they wrote their charter.

 

[lighthouse]

Top marks to BK I say.

They should get a lot of positive publicity for their stance. Sadly, I suspect that is not what will happen.

 

[chez]

what are they doing eating at THAT burger king anyway it should be outlawed to anyone from Brighton who has morals (personal opimiom not included)

 

[Questions]

What the f*** has it got to do with Burger King. Since when were they elected truant officers.
You`ll have MacDonalds asking whether you`re on official holiday or skyving from work next before you can order a Coffee.