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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman
Since no one else has, I'm going to play devil's advocate and chime in with an opinion in favor of the proposed law. I am a strong advocate of consumer protection laws, which include regulations requiring truth in advertising.
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I'm only for consumer protection laws when it's something that's A) well beyond consumer control and B) risks something more serious than wasting 20 minutes or seeing a commercial.
For example, I'm more than happy that consumer protection laws have cut the rate of E coli infected ground beef in half over the past few years. I would NOT be happy if consumer portection laws increased already bloated theater ticket prices and caused more people to step on my feet as they show up late for a movie. It's common knowledge that the movie doesn't actually start until at least 10 minutes after the listed show time. We don't need legal intervention to deal with that, it's a ridiculous waste of time and resources.