May contain adult scenes....

[Son of Númenor]

Originally Posted by Lush

everyone knows that young adults simply mindlessly replicate whatever it is they see on a large enough screen.

For the sake of argument: there was a time when I was heavily influenced by what I saw the admirable protagonists of films doing; and seeing hobbits smoking pipe-weed could foster a mental connection between the enjoyment of an idyllic setting with the recreational use of tobacco.

Yet this calls to mind the adage

"The law is a ***, a idiot" (Dickens)

because the law in this case has no sensory apparatus to judge context. It can only see 1s and 0s.