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So the short of it is ASA are not doing their jobs.
Were you counting on them to do anything for the consumer?
Since when do any of these so called big brother consumer lookout parastatal's going to do anything but draw fat salaries.
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Is this the ASA having lack of balls and taking the easy way out or a genuine lack of teeth from a crippled mandate I'm wondering.
A bit of both, perhaps.
Taking a holistic view, I suggest having a limited focused scope like that is a good thing. Consider for a moment the complexity of assessing damages and penalties in what is potentially a limitless range of subjects. And too much centralisation of power also carries major risks. Let the ASA handle ads and consumer protection bodies deal with redress to the consumer, I reckon.
The "no ruling" issue is interesting, though. I expect the argument is if all you can do is have the ad withdrawn, and the ad is being voluntarily withdrawn, making a ruling wouldn't achieve anything. But as this instance shows, it does.
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