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FAST FEEDBACK: Restaurants could be punished for feeding Obese Customers

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(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Several lawmakers in the state of Mississippi want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers. The bill, which is already drawing a lot of controversy, would allow health inspectors to yank the permit from any restaurant that repeatedly feeds extremely overweight customers. Mississippi is ranked as the most overweight state in the nation, with about two-thirds of Mississippians considered overweight or obese.

This is the subject of tonight's Fast Feedback. Do you think a law banning restaurants from feeding obese customers is discriminating?


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