Lethbridge student suspended for selling bootleg Pepsi out of high school locker

[NuclearPizzaMan]

This kid is history's greatest monster. History has shown that teaching responsibility is hard, and that banning something ALWAYS works, and this kid is circumventing the authority of the local school principal.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by habernac

And shame on no one posting the Suicidal Tendencies video before now. All he wanted was a Pepsi.

Hahaha, perfect.

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by ken0042

That's part of his justification- other people are selling drugs so why are they bugging him for just pop?

it's the same principal. Selling a banned substance on school property is a punishable offense.

You'd hope the school considers the difference however when deciding the punishment (ie. length of suspension). This can't be the same punishment handed to the kid found smuggling far more serious things.

[Wood]

He'd make more money selling coke

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

There are still better things to be putting in your body, ie: water/juice.

Juice can be loaded with sugar, therefor bad = added sugar bad bad bad bad

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by troutman

How so? IIRC, the latest evidence shows aspartame is safe.

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/...eeteners-safe/

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/...th-vs-fiction/

http://petruchio71.wordpress.com/tag/diet-soda/

How about Zevia?

http://healthystrides.blogspot.ca/20...ut-review.html

I still think saying diet soda is okay but regular is not is a pretty ridiculous argument for nutrition. There no nutrition in soda, at best it's a (coke) zero.

[BlackArcher101]

Reminds me of when I used to sell Jolly Ranchers at a healthy markup in Grade 4.

[JBR]

As an alumni, I can positively state the WCHS is Coca Cola turf.


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[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Juice can be loaded with sugar, therefor bad = added sugar bad bad bad bad

Sorry, are you saying there is extra sugar in juice, beyond what is there naturally?

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Sorry, are you saying there is extra sugar in juice, beyond what is there naturally?

a lot of them yes


http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...food-junk-food

[Hevishot]

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

a lot of them yes


http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...food-junk-food

Thanks for that.

I think the take away for me in that article is:

It's about portion size

I am still fine with my kids having juice, but I will say that portion size is important.

Like most things in life moderation is the key.

That didn't say the juice had extra sugar added, rather it was consentration of natural sugar that created problems. (unless I read the article wrong while sitting on the phone).

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Thanks for that.

I think the take away for me in that article is:



I am still fine with my kids having juice, but I will say that portion size is important.

Like most things in life moderation is the key.

That didn't say the juice had extra sugar added, rather it was consentration of natural sugar that created problems. (unless I read the article wrong while sitting on the phone).

Juice in general has a lot of sugar in it, the only thing going for it is it has some vitamins.

Eating fruit is better than drinking it.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/truth-ab...er-soda-268915

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Juice in general has a lot of sugar in it, the only thing going for it is it has some vitamins.

Eating fruit is better than drinking it.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/truth-ab...er-soda-268915

I am seeing that, but I didn't see in the article that Mel posted that "extra" sugar was added.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I am seeing that, but I didn't see in the article that Mel posted that "extra" sugar was added.

I agree with everything in moderation -


Things like 'Sunny D", TANG etc have added sugar...you are better off buying "unsweetened" etc

almost everything has "added" sugar - even bread ect...

[ken0042]

Well Sunny D and tang also aren't juice either.

I am pretty sure that Five Alive which is a juice blend has a boat load of added sugar. I'm not saying it isn't better than pop; just that some things sold as juice do have added sugar.

[GGG]

I thought if it said JUICE on the container it had to contain no added sugar.

5-alive doesn't use juice on the label does it? I thought it was one of the beverages.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

I agree with everything in moderation -


Things like 'Sunny D", TANG etc have added sugar...you are better off buying "unsweetened" etc

almost everything has "added" sugar - even bread ect...

Originally Posted by ken0042

Well Sunny D and tang also aren't juice either.

I am pretty sure that Five Alive which is a juice blend has a boat load of added sugar. I'm not saying it isn't better than pop; just that some things sold as juice do have added sugar.

Yeah Sunny D and Tang falls into the Fruit Drink catagory, coloured sugar water.


I will still drink juice, and let my kids drink it, but I will do it in moderation (not that we don't now actually). Just don't tell me milk is bad as well........

[burn_this_city]

All these drinks being as bad as pop makes me feel better about drinking pop.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by GGG

I thought if it said JUICE on the container it had to contain no added sugar.

5-alive doesn't use juice on the label does it? I thought it was one of the beverages.

It says on the can "Made with real Minute Maid fruit juice".