Nanny State of the Week: New York’s soda ban could be back — but for kids only

http://watchdog.org/236211/nanny-state-soda-ban-new-york/

Now it could be coming back.
New York State Assemblyman Matthew Titone, D-Staten Island, has proposed legislation that would ban the sale of sugary drinks 16 ounces or larger to minors across the state.
That means, yes, you’d have to show ID before buying a bottle of cola.
Though minors couldn’t buy soda on their own, adults could do it for them, Titone told reporters when he announced the bill.
“If the adult buys it for the minor, that’s fine. That’s a parent or a guardian making an informed decision,” Titone said, according to reports from CBS-2 in New York. “We allow children to see G-rated movies on their own, but they can’t see R-rated movies on their own. It’s the same concept,” he said.