-> If the product is dangerous then make it illegal or a
-> controlled drug.  If it isn't then don't blame the
-> manufacture for its use.
->
-> IMNHOP, this is just another attempt for people to duck
-> responsibility and put the blame on someone other then
-> themselves.
DeB> Cigarettes and tobacco products in general are wholly
DeB> detrimental; there is NOTHING healthful or uplifting in
Not according to the latest studies.  There is some
evidence that smoking might have some benefit to people
with parkinson.  And possibly other diseases.
DeB> their usage.  In fact, those who smoke do so because they
DeB> have developed a bodily dependency that overrides reason and
DeB> personal decision--akin to any other drug addict. And when
Then why is it not illegal?  If there was any other
product out there that was this dangerous it would be
off the market faster then you can say Dalcon Shield.
DeB> thought at all of imposing upon the well-being of
DeB> neighboring non-dependents.  This is unethical, plain and
DeB> simple.
Have you ever read any of the studies on "second hand
smoke"?  Not just what has been reported but the
studies themselves.  If not try to find them and take
the time to read them.  With some of them I could
almost take the data and show that second hand smoke
was GOOD for you.
DeB> The tobacco companies simply create addictive poison.  They
I again ask who is forcing these cigarettes into these
people's mouth?  Any older then six knows that
cigarettes are killers and yet every day more people
start.  Is it the government's job to protect us from
ourselves?
DeB> generate billions of dollars yearly from the enterprise--and
DeB> government officials, make certain that even in the face of
DeB> bald fact, they can do as they please. 
You have forgot one other thing, the government gets a
LOT of tax money from cigarette sales.  I think the tax
on a pack of cigarettes is more then the cost of the
product.
DeB> Emotionally and socially--VERY MUCH so.  Peer pressure is a
DeB> POWERFUL force; few adults, let alone teens, can STAND
Really?  You mean that almost every kid in school is
smoking?  I grew up in a house where both parents
smoked and a lot of my friends in high school smoked
and yet I don't and never have.
No, its their mouths, their hands and their minds.
Therefore it is their responsibility.
                      Remember:  Freedom isn't Free!
--- timEd-B11
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