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The parsimonious Jim Anderton has confirmed his next target: party pills. "I've got no problem banning BZP tomorrow," Mr Anderton said. Hey Jim, fuck off, I think we still have something called the rule of law in this country, and I don't recall anyone making you Supreme Commander of Other People's Bodies. If you don't like 'em, don't take 'em.

"Christchurch Hospital carried out a survey last year and found that about five people a week were coming in with adverse side effects after taking party pills" the Granny Herald reports. Right, and have similar studies reported on how many people a week come in with adverse side effects after taking alcohol? Or perhaps prominent advertisers in the NZ Herald don't want to hear about that.

So why not ban that tomorrow, too, Jim? No need for a prohibition referendum this time, eh?

Jim: just fuck off and retire, I'm really, really sick of you. You bother me a great deal more than the prospect of other people taking party pills, most of them having a good time, and a few of them feeling a bit worse for wear. I'm serious: fuck off.