Is it really too much to ask that I be spared from the "means well" intentions of others?
The Toronto Star editorial board stands up and applauds the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities for restricting the sales of common cold medicine as of April 10, 2006, to only licensed pharmacies. Presumably this will hamper the illicit production of crystal meth. What it means to you and me is that the next time you are sicker than a dog and have run out of any Nyquil at 11:30pm and can't breathe; don't delude yourself that the hope of relief is only as far away as the corner store or 7/11.
No doubt those sages of wisdom that make up the Toronto Star editorial board would support an all out ban on kitchen knives as well. But why draw the line there? Let's put hockey sticks and baseballs on a restricted weapons list too. Maybe we can start a registry for baseball bats. Certainly, a coast-to-coast ban on kitchen knives would deter those acts of violence as much as any presumed ban on the restricted sales of cold medicine will do for production of crystal meth.
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