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As I read through all the comments opposed to the peanut ban, I am amazed as to why some people feel it’s more important to fight for the right to consume the snack of their choice, over the chance to help protect the life of another human being. Is this really a comparison?!?!?
It is a fact that peanuts DO KILL people. Yes, it is a small percentage of the current population – what is the cost of one life to you if it’s your family, your neighbor, your child? And keep in mind, peanut allergies have doubled over the last five years. So perhaps it will not be such a small percentage soon. I think it is a sad statement on our society that this even is a debatable issue.
I would support a complete ban of peanuts and peanut products on aircraft carriers, as they are a confined, temporary space with no access to emergency medical assistance. Airplanes are different than airports, restaurants, taxis and other places that people have mentioned where a ban would not be necessary.
In the future, I would also support a ban of ANY SUBSTANCE proven to cause death … peanuts are not the only food. Tree nuts and shellfish can be just as deadly. And if it was proven that perfume, body odor or bad breath (as some of the other commentators compared this issue to) was shown to cause death, then yes, those should be banned as well.
It will not kill anyone to NOT EAT peanuts during the course of one flight. I WILL KILL someone with food allergies if they accidentally do.
When a food allergy is life-threatening (and known to cause anaphylaxis), it considered a disability under federal laws such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
In other words, people with severe peanut allergies have the right to be protected.
As I read through all the comments opposed to the peanut ban, I am amazed as to why some people feel it’s more important to fight for the right to consume the snack of their choice, over the chance to help protect the life of another human being. Is this really a comparison?!?!?
It is a fact that peanuts DO KILL people. Yes, it is a small percentage of the current population – what is the cost of one life to you if it’s your family, your neighbor, your child? And keep in mind, peanut allergies have doubled over the last five years. So perhaps it will not be such a small percentage soon. I think it is a sad statement on our society that this even is a debatable issue.
I would support a complete ban of peanuts and peanut products on aircraft carriers, as they are a confined, temporary space with no access to emergency medical assistance. Airplanes are different than airports, restaurants, taxis and other places that people have mentioned where a ban would not be necessary.
In the future, I would also support a ban of ANY SUBSTANCE proven to cause death … peanuts are not the only food. Tree nuts and shellfish can be just as deadly. And if it was proven that perfume, body odor or bad breath (as some of the other commentators compared this issue to) was shown to cause death, then yes, those should be banned as well.
It will not kill anyone to NOT EAT peanuts during the course of one flight. I WILL KILL someone with food allergies if they accidentally do.
When a food allergy is life-threatening (and known to cause anaphylaxis), it considered a disability under federal laws such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
In other words, people with severe peanut allergies have the right to be protected.