http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100622/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mcdonald_s_lawsuit_toys    ------link.  This basically said's that a consumer group in Washington is suing mcdonalds over the toys found in happy meals. They say if unfairly markets unhealthy food to little kids. When asked about it being the parent's resposibility,they said parents get worn down and they don't want to have to say no all the time. What are your thoughts?

I used to love getting happy meals as a kid.  You get a food, a box with a bunch of mazes and puzzles AND you got a toy.  I don't know why these consumer groups want to ruin childhood so much.

Next thing you know they'll broadcast during the holidays that Santa Clause, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny aren't real and say that telling kids otherwise encourages dishonesty and will make them psycho killer con men.

ROFL! They're really desperate for some cash!

I'll bet they get sued by parents with crying childeren who didn't get a toy with their happy meal..

This is a load a crap. I hate groups like these would try to make you abide by their rules, or in this case, their own personally parenting guidelines. There case also misses the point completely. When i was under 12, I didnt really care much for the lame plastic toy, but for the actual food I got, which is why I used to ask my parents to go. If they want to change something, their time would be better spent trying to get Mcdonalds to cut down the levels of salt/fat etc in the food.

Bet they probably have the motto (quoting Marge Simpson) 'because this is to my taste, I believe that nobody should be able to enjoy it'.

While I believe that such food should not be marketed to children and junk food manufactuers should pay massive taxes as detterants on things such as trans-fat, I think this court case is utter BS.

Don't want to say no? My Arse

What people do for money.......

I hope they fall on their face for being stupid. Suing McDonalds for being nice and throwing in toys for their brats to play with? Give me a break.